It is common for new denture wearers to lisp when speaking. For patients to regain their normal speech, they need time to train the muscles in their mouth. It is recommended that patients practice by speaking aloud, like the words they find hard to pronounce. The more they practice, the faster they can speak normally.
Why Do I Have a Lisp with Dentures? Lisps can develop with dentures because when we talk through our mouths, we use our lips and tongues. With dentures, however, we lose access to these parts of speech. This leads us to use other areas of our bodies to form certain sounds.
How Long Does It Take To Learn To Talk With Dentures? Generally, it takes anywhere from two to four weeks to speak reasonably well with new dentures. You may also notice that sore spots or excess salivation have diminished by this time.
Bite and swallow before speaking to get your dentures in position. To avoid any slips, try a denture adhesive cream like Fixodent®. Practice reading aloud with your dentures in to get used to saying common words and to give you an idea of how fast you can speak with ease.
You may notice minor differences in your speech.
Your tongue, lips, and cheeks will need time to get accustomed to your dentures. Try reading out loud to yourself – it's an exercise that will help you get back to your normal speech. Also, initially speak slowly to prevent muffled speech.
This is because dentures alter the anatomy of your mouth, and therefore, the way sound travels from it. Don't worry—it's more noticeable to you than to others, and you will sound more natural over time.
Soft tissues beneath dentures can also become easily irritated by wearing dentures continually (24 hours a day). You should refrain from wearing dentures at night as this gives the skin a chance to recover from wearing them during the day.
By listening closely to the person, you may detect a lisp. This happens because the tongue and the mouth are not used to having dental plates. However, as time passes, the lisp will eventually disappear, and it will be impossible to know if the person is wearing a denture by observing the person's speech.
No, they are not noticeable. Thanks to modern technology, dentists can make dentures look so real that no one will be able to distinguish them from your natural teeth. A good set of dentures will give you a natural appearance when designed and fixed correctly.
In most cases, you won't be able to tell that someone is wearing dentures if you have well-fitting dentures that are professionally made, are regularly cleaned, and fit well.
In the First 24 Hours
It's important that you don't remove your dentures during the first 24 hours so the gums have a chance to heal. Your full dentures act much like a bandaid during your first day, which is why you'll even need to wear your dentures to bed.
Speaking with Dentures: Speech difficulties are common in new denture wearers, and it can be embarrassing. You may find it hard to pronounce certain words. Practicing in private by reading aloud in front of a mirror can help.
Lisps (L, S, H, Th, G, R, RR, F, W, Ch words and sounds) can easily be treated by a Dentist with laser surgery, which would take less than 10 to 15 minutes to complete, aka: Frenelectomy and /or Frenectomy. Healing time normally takes a few minutes or a few hours.
Ideally, your dentures should support your lips and cheeks, but if they are too large, they can actually push your dentures outward, resulting in puffy lips and cheeks. The correct fitting of dentures can usually prevent this, but the denture flanges that go around the gums can cause puffiness for some people.
Dentures Are Making Your Face Look Weird
When you first begin wearing your dentures – they will feel foreign. This often causes wearers to feel like their smile is different and their resting face isn't normal.
With missing teeth or ill-fitting dentures, your facial muscles will begin to sag, giving you a lopsided, sunken appearance. But with properly fitting dentures designed at the correct height, your face will be proportioned as it should. Dentures are designed to simulate natural teeth.
Strange Facial Expressions: When you first get your dentures, you might think your face looks a little strange. Again, this is normal. Your facial muscles need to adjust to the new dentures, and soon your facial expressions will look the old you.
Mentioning your dentures is not a necessary disclosure and if you don't feel comfortable bringing it up, you don't have to. Your first date is about getting to know each other's interests, not every detail of your life. No one should feel pressured to divulge this information right away.
If you're worried that kissing with dentures is a no-go, don't be! Smooching your partner while wearing your replacement teeth is very doable. As long as your dentures are held firmly in place, kissing with them should be just as easy as doing so with your natural smile.
Unless you tell your date you're wearing dentures, they are unlikely to notice. Deciding to share this with them is a completely personal choice and something you may not want to divulge straight away – and that's perfectly fine.
Chewing or Speaking Difficulty
It takes practice to eat and converse with dentures. Dentures are less stable and prone to fall out of position since there isn't much gum or bone underneath to resist movement. In fact, chewing meals with new dentures can take up to 5 times longer.
All Polident variants are safe for the overnight soaking of dentures.