karynkhoo : i just bought a compact mirror with 2x magnifying mirror and LED light. super useful to check my teeth

tomatonz & minchinini :

yeah, he did explained to me the difference. according to him, if i ask him last year which bracket system he recommend, his answer will be damon 3MX (btw, the damon 3 we talked about b4 is actually damon 3MX. dr said damon 3 has been phased out long ago, even its production has been stopped. damon 3 is half metal, half ceramic while damon 3MX is fully metal).

but as time progress, he found alot of problem with damon 3MX. as for lotus, he has tested many times on his patients and found it more efficient than damon 3MX. infact, he said lotus technology is similar to damon Q (the latest version of damon). but becos damon Q is newly released in the usa and the price is sky-high, he does not bring in damon Q yet. he said when we use lotus, we're like using damon Q but in another brand name. one more thing, becos lotus's company is not as well-known as damon's, they manage to keep the price low unlike damon which has been well commercialised & marketed.

so, minchinini...the price for damon 3MX and lotus is actually same...6000 for whole set.

he oso explained to me some technical details but i dun reali understand so i dun wan to repeat here in case i gav the wrong info. something to do with the locking system i think?

anyway, i'm happy with my braces and i dun think i look ugly with it 

wah karynkhoo, dont scare me ah haha add 5 kgs...?? I think i know why if it happens to me... haha... because 1st week after tightening, cannot eat anything, but after the teeth and gums are stronger, ah then "Let the FEAST begin!!!" Haha...

Wow, you use the same box for more than 1 yr? Yeah i also sometimes accidently swallow the dental wax... is it okay ah for our health? Oh I had my wire cut off already today cuz it has been a nuisance and it was done by nurse there! You guys cut wire by nurse before?

I just got my lower teeth braced. Due to my condition, bite stopper is needed to prevent me from biting the braces. Aikss..i can't chew nor bite. I have to swallow foods now onwards. My speech is slurred cause can't close my teeths fully. Sigh! Do any of you share similar experience?

Mine is not.. just the movement of teeth and somehow some minor gap.. can't see from outlook but can feel it as food easy to stuck at that area..

Anespian, when was the first day you got braces? Just trying to update my memory of who's who and time of braces hehe...

Oh gosh, after reading the posts about bite stopper, I think I need to prepare what might come ahead on my next appointment because I have a feeling my lower teeth will be braced...

karynkhoo: Haha, I just wanna have a bigger picture about everyone...

yeah i bring toothpick with me all the timey also.. convenient..
and i bought those small size of interdental brush from Daiso (recommended by Nikki)... very useful too.. 

I just cant wait for 15th July! It's my big day for debrace and I cant help myself for getting over excited~~

Yes, very difficult to find. Whenever i see, i will stock up a few. Previously i bought from Guardian at Desa Sri Hartamas. U can also try Caring Pharmacy at Bangsar Village. I remember seeing it there before.

Depends whether doc wan to giv or not. Normally for mthly appt I supposed doc won giv mc. But my case is emergency so duno can beg for 1 or not.
But mc or not, I dun reali wan to take time off my work. Better if I can go next tues evening after work. U guys think I shld wait? I'm freaking out coz tis is my 1st time n I duno wat to do.

Not bad, McD's Spicy Chicken McDeluxe is quite easy to rip. So i think its not the burger... But eat slowly dont rush urself.

Hi there
my folks are thinking of getting braces for my bro whose only 14.
must you really pull out good teeth?
what happens when the teeth moves when u forget to put on retainer? mean to say really back to square 1??
all that $$ n pain ...for nothing???

No worry.. Dr. will know how to do it when u visit him. In the middle of process, the teeth still moving.. it will change after few months..wait till final stage, then Dr. will start do some fine tune & leveling the teeth.

It happenned to me before.. so, i change my toothpaste for sensitive tooth type.. it solved the problem after finished one big toothpaste..(~one month ++), avoid to take cold drink during "treatment" lo..

hi guys

assuming theres no extration, how much must we budget for throughout the approx 2yrs of wearing the braces?
i mean the braces,retaniner,visits ,etc

how has it affected your social life?

thanks!

Finally, I am de-brace today ~  ^^

hey guys, just wanna ask.
the brackets, your ortho put it on every teeth including the teeth before the wisdom teeth?

Yalor... Waste time, petrol n parking fee. Sigh...

I'm wearing Damon braces for about 10 months now and wondering if any of you have receding gum? Sort of like the gum line has moved upwards and teeth is more expose?

Another annoying thing is one of the bracket keep falling off, seems like the teeth is hitting the braces when I bite. And the dentist said it's getting difficult to glue it again when it's falling out so frequently. I wonder if it's a common problem.

Do you get charged for the new bracket? Usually the bracket comes in one whole set?