Impact of orthodontic treatment on speech and phonetics: a review

Orthodontic devices, including both fixed and removable have the potential to impact dental anatomy, space within oral cavity, displacement of tongue, production speech. The usage labial appliances may cause transient or persistent speech phonetics changes, particularly affecting sibilant stopped sounds. Lingual appliances, while providing aesthetic advantages, can lead difficulties in maintaining hygiene, pain disturbances. retainers, used post-treatment, also affect by altering cavity tongue position. Other like palatal expanders, prosthetic disrupt production. Objective, semi-objective, subjective assessments are utilized evaluate disruptions induced orthodontic devices. Patients considering aligners should be informed about temporary limitations production, which managed removing device when necessary. adaptation treatment vary based on individual characteristics. Orthodontists consider these effects communicate them patients. This review article explores effect phonetics.