gals may feel easier to bring the box bcos they can put it inside handbag, but for guys(at least 4 me), it wil b vy weird n mafan to bring the box along. sry i admit i'm a lazy guy, n yea, the retainer is almost invisible but when i close my mouth it wil look 'bengkak' haha, so i decide to jz wore it at nite.

@karynkhoo
the retainer wit a steel wire in front is old one, the new 1 is jz plain plastic n transparent.

I believe every1 of us here is obsessed with our own teeth

I decided to extract my wisdom tooth bcoz Dr. How said that it will make my face slimmer and he said, "It's a nuisance to me. I look at it, I just don't like it". Haha...

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Added on May 5, 2010, 11:14 pmhow can u miss ur appointment for 2 yrs??!! u don't feel anxious to complete ur treatment n c u perfect teeth without braces asap?

did u sign any kind of agreement with ur dentist? i signed 1 tat says if i fail to attend my appointment for >9 months, it means i'm not keen in carrying on with my treatment and they'll send me reminder.

u did not receive any reminder from ur dentist? u did ur braces at private or public dental clinic?

anyway, i believe each of us here thinks that u should catch up with ur appointment as soon as possible and get ur treatment done. all the best!

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Added on May 5, 2010, 11:16 pmi guess... drawer mouth means underbite?

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Added on May 5, 2010, 11:17 pmu mean even the transparent 1 will affect ur speech?

This post has been edited by karynkhoo: May 5 2010, 11:17 PM

hmmm... well really should go then ..maybe this month..... ya drawer mouth means underbite... no la..i had my braces for 4 years de... the 1st 2 years i keep to my appointment... only towards this 2 years...

oh. i think the first two years, your teeth is already almost done?

by the way, do you have before and after photo of your underbite. it's rare to find ppl with underbite problem.
i'm quite worried that my underbite wont get 100% done.

This post has been edited by den: May 6 2010, 04:56 PM

Hi Below is my before and after photos...


Before





After






Den no worry ... u will sure see the result you want...

erm.. at least 4 me la.

Last night I just put on my lower braces, and Dr. How put a white blocker at the wisdom tooth. It's ok if the blocker keep broken down in small pieces? Accidently close my mouth and hit the blocker.
Next appointment Dr. How will start to abstract my teeth, before the braces feel nothing for the abstraction. But after waited so long feel spooky again. Hahaha.

Its ok if the blocker chipped. But make sure you dont over done it. Next appt, u let doctor see. If your doctor feels its not ok, he will definitely top up somemore for you.

Dont worry too much about extraction, he will use anesthetics. So u wont feel pain la. Just that the after effect is quite scary. U will lose quite some blood. Thats it lo.

But still have to do it eventho scared. Just be tough alright?

hahah. Dr How surely does knw what he wants :-)

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Added on May 7, 2010, 1:42 pmI see, well, mine looks fine for now...but since extraction can give a slimmer face....i dont mind getting it extracted haha. *i'm sucha psycho*

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Added on May 7, 2010, 1:44 pmdont worry Den, i'm sure dr will get it fixed, sit back and relax :-)

This post has been edited by princess16: May 7 2010, 01:44 PM

From your experience, how long it takes to recover from wisdom tooth extraction (with surgery)? I'm kind of paranoid now, I'm not sure mine requires surgery or not. I heard lower wisdom tooth normally requires surgery, but I think mine looks fully grown.

Cant help u with that question. Cos mine is just normal removal. And my lower wisdom tooth are still there... So i have no idea....
Probably 2weeks?

Haha, nice word>>top up. But the blocker very annoying.

Just hope so, lucky me I just extract the normal teeth not wisdom.

I think my gum can close quite fast, use to pull out my teeth when I'm 12 year old by myself. And the funny thing is that after pulling it, I drink coke and don't feel a thing.

Thanks for encouraging

Yup, no worries la, just make sure no food get stuck in the hole then ok edy. Me too, i pull out my own teeth when i was a kid also. No experience with dentist also. Just close ur eyes when doctor pulling ur teeth later lo. And dont think so much.

Thanks for sharing.
Really hope one day I can smile with my upper teeth covering the bottom teeth. Hehehe.
How many teeth extracted by the way?

Thanks.

This post has been edited by den: May 9 2010, 03:21 PM

Den ...i extract 4 teeth....

having a really bad pain since yesterday. firstly, dont know why, but my gum has become very sensitive, it hurts so badly every time i brush my teeth or rinse with water. it's like a numb feeling, and i can feel my gum. oly my lower teeth gum. anyone has encounter this before?

secondly, i think my tooth shifted or something, and my bite stop is hitting my tooth.

couldn't wait for my next appointment next week dy, and thank god, Dr How is free tomorrow.

No worries. Its normal. Pain means your teeth are moving. Give it a few days, u will feel less painful.

thanks dear, but i'm feeling blue........the blocker hurts me so badly :-(

and why does my gum hurt sooo much? the tooth i understand, but gum??? why?? i feel like i have a gum disease or something.

Dont worry, this is bcos the root of ur teeth are attached to your gum ma. We hav more sensitive tissues at our gum more...thats why...

Just dont eat hard or chewy food for the time being. Be gentle at them. Very soon u will be able to see improvment then u will like the pain u get.

thanks for making me feel better :-) i guess, you are right - no pain no gain eh :-)
i will bersabar today, will talk less, and eat less.