Is it normal to develop a speech impediment after having veneers fitted?
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I’ve had my two front teeth plated with dental veneers. My dentist recommended this as they were chipped and the fillings kept breaking off from a few hours to a few weeks after filling. The treatment was very painful as when he ground them down, it must have went close to the nerve. My face swelled up around my sinuses and I had a headache for days afterwords. Then when the veneers were put on a week ago, they were made very close together and the length of them were much shorter than my original teeth. They said they done this so I wouldn’t break them off. Now they lay in line with the teeth either side, instead of being slightly longer.
I now have a speech impediment as I cannot pronounce F or V properly, whereas I have always had correct pronunciation. I’m embarrassed to speak. I wish I never had this treatment done if I knew it was going to impair my speech.
My query is – is this normal for everyone to not being able to speak properly after having veneers fitted? What can I do to have this fixed? I looked at a website afterwords that stated Lumineers could have helped without unnecessarily destroying my teeth, but my dentist stated these were not as good as veneers and didn’t last as long? Is this true? and if so, how come dental websites can state they last 4 times as long if this is in fact the opposite?
I’m very unhappy with not being advised on what would happen when having veneers fitted, as I would not have agreed to them being fitted. I didn’t ask for them, I was told this was the only option besides bridges or crowns.
Please advise consciously.
I’ve had my two front teeth plated with dental veneers. My dentist recommended this as they were chipped and the fillings kept breaking off from a few hours to a few weeks after filling. The treatment was very painful as when he ground them down, it must have went close to the nerve. My face swelled up around my sinuses and I had a headache for days afterwords. Then when the veneers were put on a week ago, they were made very close together and the length of them were much shorter than my original teeth. They said they done this so I wouldn’t break them off. Now they lay in line with the teeth either side, instead of being slightly longer.
I now have a speech impediment as I cannot pronounce F or V properly, whereas I have always had correct pronunciation. I’m embarrassed to speak. I wish I never had this treatment done if I knew it was going to impair my speech.
My query is – is this normal for everyone to not being able to speak properly after having veneers fitted? What can I do to have this fixed? I looked at a website afterwords that stated Lumineers could have helped without unnecessarily destroying my teeth, but my dentist stated these were not as good as veneers and didn’t last as long? Is this true? and if so, how come dental websites can state they last 4 times as long if this is in fact the opposite?
I’m very unhappy with not being advised on what would happen when having veneers fitted, as I would not have agreed to them being fitted. I didn’t ask for them, I was told this was the only option besides bridges or crowns.
Please advise consciously.
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You should first go back and speak to your dentist about your problems. It sounds like the veneers will need doing again to increase their length although the speech problem may improve over the next few weeks. Lumineers are only good in certain situations when no preparation is required so they can’t be used for every situation.
You should first go back and speak to your dentist about your problems. It sounds like the veneers will need doing again to increase their length although the speech problem may improve over the next few weeks. Lumineers are only good in certain situations when no preparation is required so they can’t be used for every situation.
I have this problem. I used to have a slightly wider than average gap between my front teeth which I asked for the dentist to get rid of when giving me veneers. Now when I say words beginning with the letter f, or v, there is nowhere for the air to escape and this can make a popping sound when I pronounce them.
I have noticed that a lot of celebrities seem to have this problem, after major cosmetic dental work. Maybe, if you are born with adult front teeth that grow perfectly straigt and close together, you just learn how to pronounce f/v words better? If you are used to there being a gap there, you perhaps apply too much pressure with your lower lip when making the f/v sound?
Stand very close to a mirror and repeatedly pronounce words beginning with f/v. Study your mouth and see if you can see where air is escaping, or trying to escape. Small amounts of saliva will appear at escape routes between, and under, your top teeth.
If you have a cross-bite, even a minor one, your teeth will not sit perfectly on your lower lip, when you make an f/v sound. This can cause a hissing sound if the air is all coming out of the same small escape point.
I can’t really afford to get my teeth done again, right now, after spending about £8000 already. They look great and nobody has mentioned any speech impediment. It just doesn’t sound or feel right to me.
One day I will bite the bullet (no pun intended) and pay for 4 new front top veneers with small gaps between each. They won’t look quite as good, but being able to speak confidently ais much more important. I never had any problems before and people would often compliment me on my clear speaking voice.
Watch people on television who have obviously had work done. You will often hear them making various hiss/pop sounds when using the letter f/v.
I’m sorry you seem to have had a rough time with your dental treatment.
Sometimes it does take a few days to get used to the placement of your veneers and you will say some words funny. Practice saying 66 and 55 and this will help your tongue and lips to get used to the new veneers.
In terms of correcting the length, you can have new veneers made to reduce the length.
Lumineers don’t tend to last as long as conventional veneers however, this is case by case dependant. Lumineers may not have been suitable for you but unless we saw you I couldn’t tell you I’m sorry.
The best option if your symptoms persist is to book in with a cosmetic dentist and have a full examination to decide what can be done, how to correct it and the cost.
Hiya. I am twenty one and am planning on a career in the performing arts but feel I am being held back by my ankyloglossia. I have had speech therapy but it still remains a problem when doing voice an tongue exercises and other related tasks. Consequently I am considering a frenectomy but I am finding it very difficult to locate any clinics that offer the procedure. Do I need to look at dentists or hospitals? Can you please recommend any in the Nottinghamshire or surrounding areas please? Many thanks.
a lingual fraenectomy is a relatively minor procedure carried out by hospitals with a maxillofacial dept. your dentist should be able to refer you.
I am suffering with speech impendiment.. I had a dental cosmetic treatment 4 months back……i had a small twin teeths under the middle line between front two teeths… They are grounded those twins and rubbed front 4 teeths and fitted veneers…. Now i cant pronounce some words perfectly and fast…..ex. Friends,, life pic for all like these words…..airescaping tongue slipping.. I cant able to speak confidentally…… Always i felt i never taken dis treat….can u suggest me any treatment…. Can i overcome this problem…..plz help me…..thank u
I have the exact same problem. I was born and raised with a huge middle top frontal gap (I was okay with it), but after an accident a tooth next to these 2 broke off. The dentitst decided to optically correct the middle gap as well – yay it looks good! And nay, 6 months passed and I am extremely uncomfortable saying anything with an F or a V in it. 🙁
Went to another dentist today, who said it was actually normal not to have any air come through the top front teeth at all. She even judged I have too much of a “little space” left. I don’t know what to do, it feels so odd and even my boss remarked I speak so “oddly” since my teeth were done. I suspect I might be pushing too much air out as I used when I had the gap for 30 years? I am not spitting per se, as the other commenter, but feels like I almost am. What to do? Put the gap back or visit a logopedist? The discomfort is very bothering day by day…
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