I have the modified activator any questions please ask 

Hi,

here are my experiences with the activator:

Finally got myself some custom made fake braces from bracesshop.de (activator with tongue crib and pelottes). Thanks to the buccal tubes, they can be worn with a headgear, too (cervical, high pull or combination headgear). I prefer the combination headgear - wearing the braces with it makes them feel like a custom gag being forced into your mouth. My mouth itself is pretty filled up with smooth plastic and a lot of wires, the tongue crib restricts the tongue movement hardly and the pelottes keep the lips away from the teeth. The palatal arch is the only wire your tongue can freely play with (besides the tongue crib wire). It offers many interesting sensations to feel.

I can speak with the devices on, but it's a little bit unclear/I have slight lisp.

Hope this helps. Feel free to ask questions if you want to know anything more.

Kind regards

I've been wearing my device without the headgear today for the sunday walk with my wife and our dogs.

I have to admit that long-time wear is hard because the pelottes make your lips sore after some hours. I think it's also hard to wear the device for longer periods because due to the tongue crib, you cannot moisten your lips with your tongue anymore and they dry out in result. I've tried it several times, but I never managed to fall into deep sleep or sleep more than 2-4 hours with all the devices on.

In conclusion, I'm pretty glad I never had to wear such strict devices in my real braces treatment from 1989 to 1995. Upper and lower expander plates, fixed braces on upper and lower jaw in combination with some months in elastics and some with jasper jumpers are easy in comparison to the modified activator. But it's offered restriction and confinement are fun to wear if you like that sort of feeling.

Kind regards