Yah... and what is the purpose of the zig zag thingy?

Thanks, Karyn. Ya.. the nightmare is over I did feel sad during the time..thinking why i suffering a lot.. I'm glad that i make the right move, now my teeth is better

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Added on June 25, 2009, 7:27 pmNo worry, you can opt for no screw but.. if doc say, by install screw will resolve your deep bite problem shorthen the time by about 6 months & better results, will you consider it ? To me, yes lo.. so, i installed it. Depend on ppl la..

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Added on June 25, 2009, 7:33 pmThat one ah.. to pull my teeth up / down lo.. I will remove it when eating.. after eat, will put back.. troublesome but what to do Want the process fast, must wear it 24 hours lo.. so, i don't how people look at me, as I know one day..my teeth may better than most people. Don't you notice lot of people teeth is not that nice? So, I try to use to it with those feeling given by other people.. Here got lots of bracesian who understand my feeling well ma.. that's y i always hang here..

This post has been edited by kentcp: Jun 25 2009, 07:33 PM

What is deep bite problem I wonder?

From what I understand, deep bite is when you bite, your upper front teeth cover your lower front teeth more than they should be.

Maybe other ppl here can explain this better than me.

May i know where is the cheaper place to do braces? Some said Shah Alam and kepong is cheaper.

wah, by 6 months and can get better results. If just for faster results i dont think so i want.. but if can get better results, sure will consider it since already pain and suffer along the way, why not a little more pain to get the best results wor? hehe

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Added on June 26, 2009, 5:41 pmyaya.. meaning your upper teeth cant touch your lower teeth correctlly.

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Added on June 26, 2009, 5:44 pmmaybe u can try call over to a few clinics and ask roughly how much each type of braces costs? and compare see which one cheaper..

This post has been edited by snowy_sharz: Jun 26 2009, 05:44 PM

Try this Malaysian Association of Orthodontists. Search according to your area and try to make a few calls..

http://www.mao.org.my/members2.htm

Isnt normal that our upper one cover abit over the lower one??

normal one shud touch each other one ah?

erm.. some ppl lower teeth cover the upper teeth, that is called under bite.. for upper teeth covering lower teeth, it's called overbite.. but then for my case my upper teeth is way too front lor.. so resulting deep bite, whereby my lower teeth can't even touch the upper teeth.. only touch the, erm what u call that ar? Jaw ar? luckily my mouth is quite small, so not really obvious.. hehe.. but then quite serious leh my case..
maybe kent can explain better.. haha.. i better stop confusing ppl d

Leng leng, you're right. Accroding to dr, upper one cover abit over the lower one only. My case (1st photo), you will see my lower teeth over fully covered by upper teeth.

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Added on June 27, 2009, 10:05 amSnowy, if you said so on your case, no worry...if not so serious, Dr can help you to adjust it to touch each other. Understand that if serious case, they will suggest small surgery to cut and extend the lower jaw, so that it can touch each other. Also, it will improve the side profile to nicer look.

Sometime, you see people from side, you see the person's chin is "missing", actually it can be fix by above mentioned surgery/braces depend on how serious of the case.

This post has been edited by kentcp: Jun 27 2009, 10:05 AM

harr?? cut the jaw. gosh! doctor cut your jaw before? erm. what u mean the chin is missing?

my case no need. haha.. my upper & lower teeth can touch each other..just deep bite isse only. Chin missing - is not real missing. Just a view from side.. u will see the person lips, after that immediate slope down to neck. Never see this type of people from side before ?

erm.. nvm saw before .. that must be really serious case already .. actually my teeth only a few teeth cant touch.. the in front few teeth... it's like so protruding to the front =.= cant wait to get my braces nxt week.. hehe

Would like to ask for every1's experience here. Every time after installing braces or appointment, will feel pain right? The pain occurs only when try to bite something? Each time will pain for how long ar? I feel pain for 1 week already. Is this normal? I can bite soft food like... kuey teow soup... Does this mean tat I can only bite soft food for the rest of 18-24 months? Can I eat like normal (rice, meat) in this period of time?

Experience sharing from you guys here are really appreciated.

Thank you.

I would said once the teeth straight (~few month), u will start able to use the side teeth to bite. (I only able to use my front teeth to cut some food that not so hard recently..) Unless dr re-positioning the teeth then "that teeth" will feel pain and can bite food. So.. how we eat ? Normally, i using the teeth at the back.. because those teeth at the back is in straight condition, no pressure by the braces, so it won't feel pain. "Send" the food to the back and chew it lo...

Soon, u will able find a way to eat when u tak taham with just soft food

i've eaten lots of soft food like ice-cream, cakes, tong shui, durian... in the past 1 week. Guess my diet plan is going to fail

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Added on June 29, 2009, 2:25 pm

Btw, if i force myself to eat hard food, or eat a lot of thing, will it slow down the progress, or will make it faster? anyone has idea about this?

This post has been edited by karynkhoo: Jun 29 2009, 02:27 PM

did u all put 'seperator' or is it called spacer before putting on braces? how is that thing feels? thnx

i was browsing through older posts on this thread and i notice nikki mentioned about having shake as her meal.. is the shake own made? what u use to make it ? all fruits ar? and i think kent or somebody else mentioned about blending the food, fish.. when eat that time, dun feel geli meh?

This post has been edited by snowy_sharz: Jun 29 2009, 09:13 PM

I believe chewing food will make the process faster a bit..but don't over hurt the teeth..just eat soft to average hard food will do.. u should know your limit when feel the pain..

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Added on June 30, 2009, 12:22 amAt begin, i also think it is geli.. once i eat, the taste is not bad.. and i notice don't blend over, the taste is nicer then blend too much..still the food need some little crew only taste nice.. This is for those who really can't crew the food, only need to blend the porridge with vege, fish, meat..

This post has been edited by kentcp: Jun 30 2009, 12:22 AM

Hey...no worries.. I only had the shake in the beginning of my braces treatment. Cos at first i was not used to the braces and mom being not cooperative towards my food. So I had (dunno whether i can mention brand here) a nutritious shake to balance my diet and fill my stomach.

After a bout 2 weeks, i managed my eating skill. After about 2 months, i stop relying on the shake already. So no worries on that. Its not that bad.

About spacer... If u see some of mypic, u will see some blue color thing in my mouth, in between teeth. Those are spacer. Its those small rings to place in between teeth. So that teeth will hav space to move. On the first day when doctor put it in, u will feel tight. Cos ur gum are being stretched. And u absolutely no strength to bite or chew. So back to soft food lo. After few days, you should be ok already. No worries. I still have some of the spacers in my mouth.
Some doctor would recommend spacers to placed b4 braces and some after. I had it after braces.

By the way, i saw Dr. how's article in Guang Ming Chinese newspaper today. One of the picture being used as example would be kent's picture i assume.

Can you post the web address of the article in Guang Ming newspaper here? I couldn't manage to locate it online.

Thank you.