wow i am glad i discovered this post! i'm keen on getting braces done but concerned about the costs. anyone has good ortho to recommend? i'm already 25, so maybe i should go for the 'clear' braces called invisalign? i personally dun mind metal braces but scared my bf will mind. does anyone know if invisalign will take longer / shorter than metal braces? how are the cost differences like? thanks yea!!

a colleague of mine did her teeth whitening in a place called the Smile Clinic ( i think) in the Curve, Petaling Jaya. It cost about rm1400 if i am not mistaken (should be around that amount la) but only took like 1 hour or something. She showed me a before and after picture of her teeth. Looked very nice indeed, altho i did not say that, in actual fact, it didn't make that much of a difference in her appearance because her teeth were not like yellow or whatever in the first place. hehe.

Anyone know if Invisalign is available in Malaysia? I would consider my case to be severe too, but i dunno for sure...need to ask dentist. If not, where is the cheapest (but reliable!) place to get conventional braces? Thanks!!

Hi Silfrijin, was yours teeth coloured braces or metal ones? I think metal ones should cost about rm3000 and above issit nowadays? yup i am trying to be brave about it too. heard a lot of stories on the pain factor!! did the teeth extractions hurt a lot??

hi darun, does smile clinic offer non-metal braces or even invisalign? do u know how much they cost? thanks and cheers

hi quick-shaq,

i dont think it works that way, cause if u pull out only two teeth, it will cause wrong bite (ie: more upper teeth than lower teeth) which is a problem in itself. maybe if u r lucky, no need to pull out any teeth! :-)