Dentures & Bridges : Getting Used to Talking Again With Partial Dentures

It can take two or three days to get used to talking again after having partial dentures installed. Wear the dentures as much as possible and practice reading aloud to get used to the feeling of talking. Learn more about talking with partial dentures with information from a licensed dental assistant in this free video on dentures.

Expert: Michelle McPhail
Bio: Michelle McPhail has been a licensed dental assistant for seven years.
Filmmaker: Christopher Rokosz

[SSminky]

Unless the tongue is crowded by a incorrect bite or too much acrylic on the plate! Normally the speech is only very slightly changed and corrects in one day. The dentist should ask you to talk normally and listen if there is and lisping etc when you talk. Sometime when the tryin stage is done in wax, phonetics should be checked. This isnt the case with a immediate and it will take time for the muscles in the mouth and face to relax and adjust to the prosthetics. Also the soft tissue to heal.

[eddiemuise]

i have had mine since last year and im still gaggin, the denturologist gives me a hard time

[trippleglacks]

I have a temporary bridge in and t's big bolky and I have a bad lisp and my bridge is all over the place I can't bite down normally it hurts to chew my dentist said it's my bite but I know it's not

[rifamahmood]

After getting my bridge fixed....I noticed that I can't chew anymore....n esp .I can't chew meat or chicken....I feel as if I am just trying to grind it partially that's it....

[Bhappi]

Mine make me talk with a slur on certain words it’s embarrassing

[wiredog]

this sucks. I speak for a living. not anymore.