One of the top reasons people choose Invisalign for straightening their teeth is its invisible nature. With Invisalign, people will not know you are wearing braces; however, there are times when some people experience some minor difficulties with their speech while wearing the aligners. If this happens, it might become obvious that the person is wearing them. If you are preparing to get Invisalign, you may experience this problem, too, but it is important to know that most people are able to overcome the speech difficulties with Invisalign.
Why you might have speech difficulties
The main problem you might have while wearing your aligners is a minor lisp. This happens due to the way your tongue touches the aligners while you speak. For most people, this is not a problem, but there is a small percentage of people who struggle with this. If you get the aligners and notice that you have a small lisp, or some other type of speech difficulty, you should not get too worried. You can overcome this problem, but it might take a little bit of time and practice.
How you can overcome this
In most cases, it will just take some time and practice to overcome this, and it is comparable to a person wearing a retainer. If a person gets traditional braces, he or she will receive a retainer after the dentist removes the braces. This person is likely to have a small lisp at first while wearing the retainer, but the lisp generally goes away as the person gets accustomed to the retainer. The same is true for invisible aligners.
If you want to get over the lisp or speech difficulty, practice talking. The more you practice articulating sounds, the easier the sounds will become. You will just need to learn how and where to place your tongue when saying the sounds that trigger the lisp, and you will find that the sounds become easier to say as you practice.
Once you overcome it, you will be fine
One other thing to know is that once you overcome the speech difficulty, it most likely will not return. In other words, every few weeks when you change your aligners, you will not have to worry about re-learning how to speak again. A new set of aligners should not change what you have learned already.
If you have questions about this or would like more information about invisible braces, contact a dental clinic that offers Invisalign.
