May I know the cost of the surgery?

My friends and relative also said that I don't have to do braces and there's no problem with it.
I think it's because I'm hiding my teeth most of the time so they dont really see the problem.

I also regret didn't do it earlier le.
It wasn't about the money issue, more like self-contemplating.

This year, I made it my resolution and I did it!!!
It's always the hardest to kick-off something.

This post has been edited by den: May 28 2010, 06:39 PM

Normal price RM650. Discounted price RM500 for Dr. How's braces patients.

Very well said~

More and more working adults coming on board. So dont be shy about it. The teeth are yours and not ur friends or relatives. They dont understand how u feel when u cant smile widely like the rest of the people. However, if financially allow now, why dont go for it?

We only do it now bcos we were financially tight when we were younger. Now that we're working already, why not? And if u realise, there are more and more ppl opting for perfect smile. So trust me, u will not regret after putting on braces.

Cheers...

This post has been edited by NikkiDaTeddy: May 29 2010, 02:41 PM

Agreed... let us all encourage each other ...!

Oh yeah has anyone worn braces whilst having wedding? Just curious?!

This post has been edited by tomatonz: May 30 2010, 12:01 PM

My appt is being pushed to today. 2 days ago, the bracket on my last molar fell out when i brush my teeth int he morning.

Now the wire is there... irritates abit.

Dr How is going to be unhappy. All together, i hav 2 loosen brackets.

Will Dr How be unhappy? So far I only see him smile...

The last time when i see him with a fallen bracket, he says, "oh...i dont like to hear that".
hahaha...

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Added on June 3, 2010, 9:15 amWent to see Dr. How yesterday. I think i was lucky. Waited for about 30mins only then got everything done within 10mins.

Dr.How changed my upper wire, removed powerchain that connects to my screw (at my gum), did some re-positioning and no need to put rubberband on my upper jaw edy.

Whatever at bottom will still remain which included rubberband and wire.

This post has been edited by NikkiDaTeddy: Jun 3 2010, 09:15 AM

Quite a lot of thing done, means good progress lo. Btw, how long has it been for your treatment? 2 yrs?

i had it on since 4th Oct 2008. Up to date...20 months edy.
Time sure pass very fast...

oh...no idea ler...



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I oso went yesterday to Dr How's... I waited like 1 hour or maybe more... and i went there also to glue my bracket that came off the night before... what time were you there? Haha...

My appt at 7pm. u?

oh mine was noon time... haha.. but he didnt say anything la when i went there... but i asked him some questions like when will he extract my teeth and stuff because i wanted to prepare myself and know exactly what i will go through... seems like he thought i was too rushing for the treatment... maybe the way i spoke made him misunderstand me haha...

Hahaha...u're a bit too rushing also wor....dun worry. He will tell u one month b4.

So many question ar u...?

i mean i just wanted to know what the process will be so that i wont pengsan when suddenly i go there, he say "ok, today i will extract your teeth all of the sudden" haha... i mean if i was told like in advance then i will know what i will face in the future haha...

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Added on June 3, 2010, 5:04 pmHi NikkiDaTeddy, was just looking at pictures of your teeth that you shared in this forum, wow, totally feel encouraged and amazed with what these days technologies can do for human... i bet your teeth are so straight now eh... ... I am not sure how long my treatment will be... I was told maybe 1.5 yrs or maybe 2 yrs... well i guess it depends on how my progress is...

This post has been edited by tomatonz: Jun 3 2010, 05:04 PM

i was told 1.5 to 2 yrs also...
Actually i'm very happy with my teeth edy. But still not up to Dr.How's standard.
He still want to do something to give me the perfect smile. But i dun wanna spend anymore money le...
A little bit protruding is fine with me...

Hi all. After some convincing from Dr How, I've now been 'braced'. Now sulking cause not looking forward to my credit card bil. heheehe.

Lots of saliva and can't eat hard food. i'm so gonna miss red meat. Anyone care to share initial experiences what its like. I need to get used to quickly. BTW, procedure was fast yesterday evening.

i'm new to braces too...! It's been like 2 weeks already since I was "braced", now no feeling already... first week got la, the teeth were a bit lose... my upper and lower teeth cant be shut like it was before braces... first week, couldnt eat anything... apart from congee, can only eat soft food... but now can eat fried chicken but still have to be careful... if not like me, one of my bracket came off just 2 days ago...

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Added on June 3, 2010, 7:59 pmoh yeah, i get mouth ulcer easily even before I had braces... but since I consume vitamin B complex with zinc, the ulcer doesnt grow big... it will stay small and dissappear in few days... oh yeah Anespian, do you get cuts from the braces?

This post has been edited by tomatonz: Jun 3 2010, 07:59 PM

At most 1 week after bonding of braces, the teeth behind should b able to chew like normal. Just tat front teeth feel a bit weak, cannot bite hard food. Have to cut food into smaller pieces first then send to those teeth behind to chew.

As for ulcer, I do get ulcer easily when the wire "grows" longer n poke my inner cheek. If u have the time, can go n ask Dr to cut it for u, else dental wax is a useful temporary solution.

The brackets also might cause ulcer, but I normally jst leave it until the inner wall of my lips get used to the brackets.

I'm prone to ulcer even b4 putting on braces. I was worried at first if i get even more ulcers. But to my surprise, actually i think i got lesser ulcer. I'm not sure about the rest but i guess i'm lucky la.

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Added on June 4, 2010, 9:10 amDont worry about missing certain food. As u slowly get use of your braces, u will slowly be able to eat all kinds of food normally. Just way of eating will be different only. For eg: last time u can apple right of the fruits. Now u hav to cut it into small pieces then only put in ur mouth. Simply bcos ur front teeth are not strong enuff to bite food. IF eat KFC also, u cant hold the drumstick and rip off the meat frm there. Now u hav to use fingers or eating utensils to cut the meat off the bone then only put in mouth.

Hope u get the idea. Dont restrict yourself from eating. Cos U can still enjoy food!

This post has been edited by NikkiDaTeddy: Jun 4 2010, 09:10 AM