Guest guest Posted April 3, 2005 Report Share Posted April 3, 2005 I've never been sure what class I am/was. My lower jaw was too far back. Anyway, I had a lisp before surgery and to me it sounds worse now. Also, I could never pronounce the " th " sound before surgery - it always came out as " f " . I think this has got worse since surgery. I only had my op two months ago and seen the orthodontist once since. I see her again this week. She wanted to send me to a speech therapist the first time I saw her, then she decided I should wait until after the surgery. The surgeon also mentioned that I might need speech therapy. I'm going to ask my orthodontist about it on Thursday. I'm not a specialist but if a sound is made by positioning your tongue against your teeth, if your teeth move position in your mouth, then surely your tongue has to get used to where the teeth have moved to in order to make those sounds again. See what I mean? I'll try and remember to let you know what my orthodontist says about needing to see a speech therapist. Bye for now > > I'm curious if anyone here (especially those with a class 3) has had a > speech impediment due an open bite and whether or not orthognathic > surgery helped/made worse/or did nothing for their specific case. I'm > not worried about the pitch of the voice changing since that probably > has more to due with your specific vocal cords, but I'm curious about > changes in pronunciation, especially when you have had drastic enough > surgery that it changes the dimensions of the interior of your mouth. > I've had troubles pronouncing " th- " , " t " , " s " , and " sh- " due to the > lower jaw extending 11mm beyond the upper jaw-- interfered with my > tongue being able to push against the back of my teeth that didn't > close properly. I'm curious if anyone had to undergo speech therapy > or not. I'm also interested in hearing how many people actually have > a speech problem due to their jaws. I haven't seen this topic come > up, but I've noticed at least with a friend that has a " lisp " , that > they don't realize how they actually sound until they heard themselves > from off a recorder. Perhaps the same applies to those with jaw > problems. Love to hear from anyone with any experiences, until I get > to find out for myself. > /still wired-shut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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