So, it's been five months with linguals and I'm on my final archwire. The brackets should be removed in the January/Feb timeframe next year after I get orthoganathic surgery (which is probably going to be in Oct). I haven’t been too active on the board over the past several months because, frankly, wearing these things just isn’t a big deal. Let me break down how my progress is on various issues ... I'm curious if other people have speech problems similar to my own.
Speech:
I think this is the biggest concern for people considering linguals. I’m pretty satisfied with my speech. I knew there were going to be some issues and I’m pretty much stuck at 95+% and I’ve just accepted that, for me, some words are just going to be impossible to say perfectly until the linguals are removed. I think the combination that causes me the most grief is “thsâ€
5 months update on linguals
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