Help With Herbst Appliance?!


Question: Help With Herbst Appliance!?
I got my herbst appliance 3 or 2 days ago and it is a pain, i cannot eat, talk and it hurts my lip where it rubs!. i feel like a horse with a bit and the two pieces that stick out in the front are hideous!. Its hard eating with getting food caught everywhere!.!.!.how do i brush my teeth!?Www@Answer-Health@Com


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I don't have a Herbest Appliance, but I do have a Quad Helix expander in at the moment, and I experienced similar problems!. My tongue was raw by the end of the day, I couldn't eat, talk or anything for two days!.

Unfortunatley there's not much you can do at first!. The difficulty with eating and talking is completely normal, and the only way to help that is to wait!. Talking as much as possible will help improve your speech, and within a few days- up to a week, your speech should return somewhat to normal!.
My speech took a week to return to normal, and even now, I have trouble with a few certain words, but it's not an issue!.

Eating!. Major problem for the first few days!. The feeling of swallowing just doesn't come naturally does it!? it feels as though it's going to stop halfway, and you 'cant' swallow!. Once again, normal!. Your tongue has to adjust to the new 'fitting' in the mouth!. It takes time for the tongue to get ajusted!. Try drinking lots of water- while water will keep you nice and hydrated while you can't eat for the time being, the practice of swallowing water will be great!.

With brushing your teeth, you must brush ON the appliance and around it!. Try and 'mush' the toothbursh into the spaces!.

Did your orthodontist give you wax!? Apply wax to the appliance to stop it rubbing against your lips!. Don't worry, if you swallow the wax, it's okay!. It's non-toxic!.

Everyone might've told you that you get so used to the appliance and you will totally forget it's even there- and you think that's a lie, because there's no way you could ever 'not' feel it!.

I've got to say!.!. It's true!.

I felt that way at first!. I felt as though I wanted !.!. Needed to rip the appliance out to be normal!. I thought it was never ever going to feel as though it was 'not' there!.

Now, as i type this to you, i really do realise that all those people were right!. It really does feel as though it's 'not' there!. my mouth has adjusted to it!. My tongue is fine, and my speech and eating habits are normal! It takes a while, I'll admit that- but once you're used to it!. It's fine!

Good luck with it!. Patience is the key!. Patience!.

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