Heh finally my teeth stop hurting.

hjh87, I should think extraction is done before putting on the braces? Dr How didn't do my lower braces because he said I may need to extract 1 tooth from the lower jaw. Maybe you want to give them a call and enquire first?

Ahh I guess he needs some time to see how your teeth is moving
No worries, since it may allow you to extract less
Good luck !

My bracket dropped out on thursday morning
Called Dr How for an appointment but no one pick up the phone.
Ugh brushing teeth is so difficult and it always makes my gums bleed !

karynkhoo, haha I called both. And I just called. They asked me to come like next week ? That's so long to wait ! I'm afraid it might affect the progress of my teeth.

kentcp yup, but he'll be back tomorrow and then resume work on monday. But i can only go the following week

hjh87, hahaha I have been swallowing everything, from soft to hard =x
I got too bored of eating porridge everyday.
But I hope when I tighten my braces again, it will be painful.. So that I can stop eating too much !

Hmm it dropped out while I was sleeping Maybe I was dreaming of some good food ! ahhaha

Haha don't worry. I think my bracket dropping has nothing to do with eating one.
I eat on the right side only, but the left bracket dropped
You can try eating rice already

Hahaha i crush the stopper and the bracket too!
Too ganas, everything falling off already

barium if you consult Dr How, he will ask you to do an x-ray first, so he can fully understand your condition. He charges RM80 for each x-ray & it comes up to a sum of RM240


This post has been edited by Shenay: May 1 2010, 12:14 PM

I've been having my braces on for 3 months now. Gosh, how time flies ! I had the blocker on initially, but due to my "rough side", I think they all have been fully broken by my chewing now. Hahah putting on the bottom braces didn't hurt as much as the top part and now I'm already eating everything ! The only terrible part is how the food always get stuck in between the brackets and I find that so uncomfortable. My tongue gets so tired from trying to push them out. But I'm happy that there's a slight difference already since all my friends said I look different & also I lost weight after bonding since I hate eating now !

Thanks for the tip people. I haven't mastered using a toothpick properly cause its so difficult to angle it to enter the small gaps without hurting myself ! I like the little brush very much too

Congrats leng_leng that you're finally debracing ! I can't wait for that moment too. Even now, I'm always impatient to attend my next appointment. hahah

hahaha ah so that was Dr Raymond? He's quite a nice person & keeps trying to minimize my pain. And always says sorry when he knows its gonna hurt so bad. He changed some brackets and tightened my braces yesterday too.

btw peeps, you know the blue hard rubber band that he inserted between your back teeth ? what exactly is it for yea. one of mine dropped off previously but dr how said nvm. today another one came off too, tried to fix it back on but failed. I mean, he did say nevermind but of course I'm worried if it affects anything. Thanks in advance!

Thanks Nikki. are yours all still intact ?

Thanks Nikki & karyn for the previous replies

Hey seniors, anyone of you had the screw inserted as well? Can you please share your experience ?

Hey Nikki, 2 top and 2 bottom. The top is to bring them upwards and the bottom is to bring them backwards. And I'm gonna have to extract 2 wisdom tooth on the same day, and my wisdoms hasn't exactly surfaced yet. I'm just wondering, inserting the screws, did u do all 4 at the same time & how does it hurt? What about maintenance like them getting loose or anything? Has it helped you very much? Thanks !

Oh yes, my top screw are to lessen the gummy smiles too ! How long have you had yours on? Can you kind of see some difference already ?

Ah so the screws come with the powerchain. I've seen pictures & it looks scary. But I'm happy to know that you and Kentcp have gone through it Looks like I'm ready for mine now ! Thanks a bunch, you really calmed me down.

Yes exactly ! Like he suddenly tells me I need to extract 2 teeth and 4 screws ! Gave me a shock & I'm going to do it in January ! Wish me luck ^^ I'm gonna report back here when it's all done ! Hahah even now after tightening, I can't pop my blackheads at the mouth area =x

@tomatonz, woah you already have powerchains. I think Dr How said he will install my screws first, then powerchain. The chain, looks so complicated plus it looks like a hassle eating, brushing & also appearance wise

tomatonz we really should ! I'm so super afraid, the thought of inserting something into my gums ! =( And yes I finally understood why you said inserting powerchain was painful. When he apply force on my teeth, it hurts madly ! Dr How can also sometimes be abit rough (rushing) since he always has so many patients.

Nikki, at least you're halfway there ! I'm still starting Ugh the rubberbands looks pretty damn complicated !