thanks nikki :-) i have to do 2 extractions. Did one already, one more to go. the reason why i had to extract was because Dr How said, it's a bad tooth - kinda loose already, and no point keeping it. he said crowning will be very expensive, therefore he advised me extract it.

Dr How promised that he'll give me a beautiful smile for the wedding, but dare not promised that the gap from the tooth extractions will be fully close, but he said - no one can see it other than him, coz only he will look at my mouth that closely. haha

Hahaha...that's true. As long as u'll look pretty for ur bridal shoot. Honestly, everyone smile confidently eventho they are wearing braces. Cos we all know that we are not much more better looking compared to before...

I've met a few guys who told me, they admire girls with braces... ahhaha

yea, for once after a looong time, i smile with my teeth!! hahah, even with braces on, it gives me the confident.

after i started my braces journey, a lot of my friends told me they needed braces too, but never really go through it. and it is true, not many people has the perfect teeth, they just decided not to fix it. i mean, i wouldn't too if it's not because of the wedding. it really push me forward to taking action. i mean, all the bride i see has got that SMILE of a lifetime.

my colleague was telling me the same too, he likes girls in braces coz they are cute n lovable. :-)

That's right, i'm glad that i've made the decision to go for the treatment too. When i first put it on, my friends also joke to me that, after the treatment, i can go for bridal shoot... But cham la, i havent found my mr. right yet...

i think hor, by that time, you'll have a tough time to choose coz they'll be all lining up for you!!! :-))))

Hahaha...thanks. You just made my day...

Merely stating truth :-)

I have my bite stop installed and it's has been driving me nuts. I heard so much abt it from the forum and finally experiencing it myself is a different thing! cant wait to get it removed in 2 weeks time. Been losing weight and appetite :-(

Be patient a bit more...after that, u can eat burger edy...

yea.....
oooh god, I wanna BITE a burger so badly.....

To : Den
if i'm eating noodles, i bite wif my side teeth......erm, i dun eat kuaci, coz no matter how i bite, d whole kuaci will totally hancur ..haha

To: karynkhoo
hahaha.....d word sun bian is quite funno tho....

To: princess16
Hi thr....congratz for ur marriage ya.....i felt that girl who wear braces not only looks beautiful, they are also d most confident and brave person..in fact doing braces is 1 of d biggest decision we made in our life, and no doubt, u've proven ur decision is rite......AWW !!! I'M SO JEALOUS OF PPL WEARING BRACES !!! i thk i'm sick !!!

This post has been edited by barium: May 3 2010, 04:49 PM

Soon ok? But must not eat anything chewy. For burger, u may start with filet o fish first cos its soft.

I tell u, subway is so susah. Everytime i eat, i eat the vegie, filling and bread separately. So embarrassing.

life time? woot? no wonder my teeth stil move even though i already wear it for 1 yr...

good suggestion - filet o fish is worth the try :-) and yea, subway looks "hard", well, at least u can eat separately....as for me now..everything has to be mashed! coz all i can do now is swallow. sobs.

barium, thank you :-) and i understand how u are feeling. but hey, look at the bright side, even tho it will take you another 1-2 years to fix it, but your new smile is going to last forever. so, it's definitely worth the wait.

Congratulations for ur wedding!!!

I believe most of us here smile widely with braces on. There's nothing wrong with having braces on. And I'm sure u have made an important and correct decision to put on braces. You really need the smile of a lifetime, as a bride

In fact, during my consultation, I told Dr. How that my wedding date will depend on the progress of my braces treatment. I hasn't fix any date/plan yet la...

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Added on May 4, 2010, 12:23 amYou mean Dr. How will de-brace for you before your wedding even though the gaps are not fully closed yet? Do you need to put on the braces again after your wedding, to close the gaps?

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Added on May 4, 2010, 12:26 amI completely agree with you! From the photos that Nikki posted before, she's definitely a pretty gal with perfect smile! Shouldn't have problem in finding the mr. right

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Added on May 4, 2010, 12:29 amBite-stopper is indeed annoying, but you'll slowly find your own way to chew around 1 week having them on. I'm still having 1 bite-stopper on, since 9 months ago. If not mistaken, Nikki is still having bite-stopper also. Anyway, I can chew alright. In fact, I put on 3kg after having braces... What a disappointment, I thought I can lose weight by putting on braces...

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Added on May 4, 2010, 12:33 amI normally break burger/pizza/sandwich into small pieces, then only send to my side/back teeth to chew. My friends said the way I eat looks disgusting. Sigh... what to do?

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Added on May 4, 2010, 12:35 amSince you have experience wearing retainer for 1 yr. Can you share with us here? I heard that having retainer on, is more annoying and inconvenient than having braces on. How true is that?

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Added on May 4, 2010, 12:44 am In my case, the main reason I do braces is to fix my protruding gigi tarings. Since Dr. How said I have overbite, then sun bian fix it also lo. After all it's the same process, might as well make it perfect.

If you haven't decided whether to do it now or later, maybe you can consider doing what I did. I actually consulted 2 dentists and 1 orthodontist before seeing Dr. How. They provide free consultation. However, none of them manage to give me sufficient confident to proceed with the suggested treatment. After that, I went to see Dr. How, who charges RM50 for consultation. I insisted not to take X-ray first because it's quite costly. I just wanted to ask Dr. How to visually check my teeth and roughly explain to me on the type of treatment required. I believe with his experience and knowledge in orthodontist, he's able to give quite accurate suggestion by just looking at your teeth, unless your case is very complicated. If you can decide on the spot, to proceed with the treatment, the RM50 will be waived. Then, you'll still need to take x-ray once you have decided to do it, it's the formal procedure required by MAO. If you cannot decide on the spot, you can go home first and think about it. You only lose RM50.

This post has been edited by karynkhoo: May 4 2010, 12:44 AM

U're right, i'm still having one of the bite stopper. Sometimes the tooth facing the bite stopper tend to sore a bit cos its sort of like hitting against it.

I will break the food into smaller pieces also la. But subway a bit too big and hard to break them. There was once, i bought a burger from Cinema kiosk and brought it into the cinema. I had really hard time eating it. Cos the meat patty is too chewie, i couldnt rip it with my teeth. At the end, i eat the bun first, then left back the meat patty right? I wrapped it up with the wrapping and squash the meat into small pieces. After that only eat it pieces by pieces.

Luckily its dark in the cinema.

princess16, Congratulation to you ya.. Actually, most of ppl don't have perfect teeth. So, I would say that lady with braces, sure have the most pretty smile now and future (after de-brace).

Karyn: congrats to you too! I have my wedding date set, therefore I have to work around it :-(

yes, Dr How will de-braced me bfr the wedding, and he said that i can choose to braced it back to close the gap. It's entirely up to me because, he said I might be happy with it and decided not to. Also, it depends on my progress, my gap could be closed by then. It's something that he cannot confirm.

I truly understand his predicament because i gave him a deadline of 18months to fix my teeth and close the gap. he did say that he'll do his best, and hope that i dont blame him if somehow the gap did not managed to close by then.

of coz after paying 6.5k for braces, I would want my teeth to be perfect with no-hidden-gap. But to have a beautiful smile to show off during my wedding after all these years of hiding it - what can I ask for more :-)

Having said that, I think i will braced it back after the wedding...hehe...i want it to be perfect after all :-)

Nikki: Have you ever asked Dr How to removed the bite stopper? Coz, my tooth is also sore from hitting the bite stopper, that's why I hate it so much.
and ur cinema experience...i did the same to McD Nuggets. hehe

Kentcp: Thank you, and yes, I cant wait to see myself with a perfect smile :-)

I didnt ask him to remove. I reminded him abt 6months ago that its still there. But he say just leave it that if it doesnt bother me. So i just leave it there lo. I only chew with one side most of the time so i cant still bear with it.
But i still have gum prob le until now. As in i show too much gum when i smile.

You're so patient :-) 2 weeks after I had my bitestop, I asked Dr How to removed it. haha. he said it has to be there for at least 4 weeks :-(

I'm sure Dr How will fix ur gum prob, and I bet it has improved compared to when u first had ur braces. I have lotsa crooked teeth myself :-( and I look in the mirror everyday, hoping for miracles to happen.

Hahaha..it has improve la... I'm happy with it also. I'm sure u will see miracle very soon. I see result after 2 months only. Some very fast, less than a month already hav improvement.

I used to hav a chipped front tooth. Then Dr. How fill it up for me. So ex, RM90 i think. But good that now my tooth in good shape. My friend say like jagung... Meaning?