01-11-2012, 01:43 PM
Many, many years ago when I was 13 and getting my braces, the Army orthodontist put an appliance in my mouth to stop my tongue thrusting. It was a wire barrier attached to my upper teeth and put behind my front teeth. I could not say my T's, L's, S's or D's. It was a horrible experience. Did it stop my tongue thrust? I really don't know but my upper teeth never shifted outward.