notice that there's teeth mark on your lower lip? that's due to trapping of your lower lip cause the gap between upper and lower anterior teeth is alot(overjet)..... you probably can't close your lips completely when you are resting rite?

definitely need extraction of 2 upper pre molars and braces for 12-18 months to do it....

really depends on who u have more confidence with..look up for their profiles, or go talk to them...

plus, nobody can answer u too...very rare people just simply switch their orthodontist, and rarely another dentist will want to accept a "leftover" case...

Hi OldKyoo,
I am wearing ceramic self-ligating damon and it cost me close to 8k++. .. 
I am not sure if it is relatively comfortable than metal braces but it definately look much better. ..
So far, experience the wire scratches my inner lips (really painful and I hardly want to talk or eat)...
Perhaps it is something normal i guess. ..
Don't worry of the pain.. it is just temporary .. Just focus of having nice smile and healthier teeth after debrace. ..
Aji ..

Lingual braces is very expensive. .
During my survey, the range is around RM15k and above ..

Hi.
Just had my braces on.
I chose the Ceramic over Metal brackets (not sure what brand though), and was going crazy with the ties (so many colours to choose from).  Doc gave me this Dental Wax (to put on the brackets should I have ulcers nearby) and a Toothbrush after the appointment.

At first, I'm supposed to have 4 of my teeth plucked out but due to the complication that comes from my wisdom teeth, but Doc gave me another option - to put on the spacer, wear braces, and to have wisdom teeth surgery :| (which I just heard from friends that it may cost RM1k+ per tooth!) Is that normal? Braces first and surgery later?

Eating food, gonna be my biggest problem of them all. I can hardly chew, can feel slight chill and pain when using the teeth. Gonna observe my 2nd day now


@Double_Ace: Usually the clinic will be able to give you a Time Slip for your appointment. My first visit, took 2 hours+ I think it will take lesser than that in the near future.. I think la..

If u are so afraid of losing any tooth, then just dont do it larh... Maybe u have crowded teeth so u are forced to extract some of the teeth.. Its compulsory larh dude.. I extracted 4 teeth for my braces.. No pain at all..

I am wearing damon braces.. Been seeing my orthondist every 4 wks. ..

Hey peeps. I have severe rabbit teeth, and had my very first appointment with Dr. Wong Tuck Yong, an orthodontist at SS2 Petaling yesterday. I thought it was a "he" because of her name.    Well.. she was amazingly friendly and humorous, not to mention she had 35 years of experience. After checking through my teeth, she explained thoroughly what she would do with my teeth. She explicated the advantages and disadvantages of the 5 types of braces she had.

Lingual braces - RM16000 

Gold - ? (nobody did this at her clinic before so she couldn't tell the price)

Ceramic - RM8000

Damon - RM6000

Traditional (metal colour/ colourful) - RM4800 (including X-ray, mouding, photos, extractions, braces and a set of retainer)

She told me since I'm still young, opting for the traditional braces would be a better choice. She said, Damon braces have the self-ligating system and thus, it'll cause much less pain and discomfort compared to the traditional ones. But they're also more expensive. Hmm..

Four teeth of mine have to be extracted before the installment of braces. They're all premolars. Extraction of two teeth will be done one week before another extraction of two teeth. One week after the second extraction, I'll have my braces on!  I was kind of surprised to hear that as I thought  I'd have to wait for at least a month for the wound to heal after the extractions. Yet she told me she can't extract my teeth too early as she needs to fit my teeth into the "holes" and if I do the extractions too early, it'll be hard to move my teeth into the "holes". A wisdom tooth may have to be extracted four months after the installment of braces if she can't make it straight (senget one) 

First payment will be RM2000, and RM100 for every monthly visit. I'll be having my braces for 2.5 years. Gonna turn 20 soon after my braces are taken off. Still young, right? 

Just sharing my experience with y'all here. Anyway I'd have to wait until April to have my braces on due to NS.  Much thanks to her though, for helping me write a letter to JLKN so that I can change from batch 2/3 to batch 1. Sincerely hope I'd receive letter from JLKN soon, telling me the place I'd go. 

Four months more! Can't wait for my braces. 

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By the way, I've been in the waiting list of Klinik Pergigian Klang for 3 years and 1.5 month. Have been waiting from Form 2 until now, finishing my Form 5. Not gonna wait anymore. Good luck for those who wish to get braces from a government clinic!