talking with splint

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Rymi48

I've just done a quick search to see whether I could find an

explanation of different types of splints and from what I could gather,

different surgeons use different names to decribe essentially the same

thing. Some, such as my orthodontist, refer to the splint as a wafer

and others refer to an acrylic splint. I know for sure that a splint is

designed specifically to your case so it will differ from patient to

patient. I am going to hazard a guess that all splints used nowadays

are more or less the same size in terms of thickness but I'm sure that

after having it in your mouth for several weeks it feels huge and

grosse! I think at first it will be hard for us to talk with a splint

and elastics but like all things, practice makes perfect and eventually

we will get the hang of things. It will be important not to overdo it

initially so if you are asking these questions because you are planning

around work I would try to get as much time off as possible to recover

without too much pressure. Remember also that as your jaw heals the

surgeon will be presumably graduating you to different types of

elastics, some may be tighter than others (at least this has been the

case for others and will be for me from what I understand).

Sara

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> will I be able to talk with a wafer splint a

> and a few elastics or will i not be able to

> talk so people can understand me? Also what is

> the difference between a wafer splint and other splints.

> Has anyone had the big splint versus this wafer kind

> whats it like thx to all

[Guest guest]

I am one week out of surgery and I think I have a pretty thick

acrylic splint. It sucks! I can't talk at all....but am hopeful I

will eventually. Good luck!

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> > will I be able to talk with a wafer splint a

> > and a few elastics or will i not be able to

> > talk so people can understand me? Also what is

> > the difference between a wafer splint and other splints.

> > Has anyone had the big splint versus this wafer kind

> > whats it like thx to all

[Guest guest]

Is your what is called a wafer splint. I saw my os he

showed it to me did not look bulky. Is yours a different one?

Good Healing can you talk at all.

[Guest guest]

Oh, bummer! L

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I am almost three weeks post-op. I am wired and have a splint. I

didn't talk, at all, the first week. I went through 4 notebooks

instead! But, towards the end of that first week, beginning of the

second, (once the swelling went down just a bit) I started to try and

to practice. And you know what - eventually - you can do it! And

sometime after that - people can understand you! It's amazing ...

and true.

Carol

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> > > will I be able to talk with a wafer splint a

> > > and a few elastics or will i not be able to

> > > talk so people can understand me? Also what is

> > > the difference between a wafer splint and other splints.

> > > Has anyone had the big splint versus this wafer kind

> > > whats it like thx to all

[Guest guest]

I've read a bunch of messages about talking after surgery.

I had lower jaw advancement on july 13 and I am wired shut with a

splint.

But until now I haven't been able to talk. You can imagine me as

trying to talk with my mouth tightly closed. I can make some sounds

and only my sister can understand some words. For everyting else I use

my notepad and pen.

Namrita.