When i first consult dr. How, he told me 1.5 to 2 years. Coming Oct is 2 years for me. But so far he didnt say anything abt debrace. And i didnt ask.

Is the gap due to teeth extraction guys?

I'm at the fine tune & leveling stage now. Dr. How said I can de-brace in Sept/Oct. I've made appointment 2day to c Dr. My upper front teeth is knocking my lower bracket.

Nikki & Ken, Dr How estimate only. I still somehow feel my teeth not straight enough. Maybe I'm too fussy. Example, I saw my teeth, next to each other, not completely same level, around 1mm different. I wanted to ask Dr to adjst for me, but worry he'll scold, 1mm also wanna adjst. I've seen Dr How 3 times in the past 1 week. Bracket came off and front teeth knocking each other.

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Added on August 3, 2010, 9:50 pmNow I feel very painful when I drink cold drinks or my teeth exposed to cold air. Is it normal? Or is it because my braces are adjusted too frequent recently? It's more painful than wisdom tooth extraction... Help...

wow, really so big difference! now u can smile proudly and confidently!

so u r wearing retainer now? which type of retainer r u wearing? metal or transparent type? u get to wear ur retainer right after u debrace? or need to wait some time for the retainer to be ready?

how's the feeling of wearing retainer? any speech problem? need to wear 24/7 for how long?

wow kent, super nice charming smile now.. hahaha.

kentcp, congrats! You teeth and smile look so different and you have a "million dollar smile" now! Haha!

How i wish i can de-brace soon too. Envy the perfect smile of yours.

Hi all-

28 year old female here. I wanted to "ikat gigi" since young but parents no money and also, am afraid of dentist
Just two days ago, i had my consultation with DR.Chay at Prestige Orthodontist in Pulau Tikus, Penang. Initial estimate is RM 5,000 for metal and 3 tooth extraction.
I am very happy i took that first step toward correcting my overbite! Hehe
Found this forum and will be in here often to find a support system so please support me!
Apart from tooth extraction, i also need scaling and tooth filling to fix some cavities. Any one knows which clinic that provides local anathetic for scaling and filling in penang?

I've just de-bonded yesterday. Here's my before and after photos.



Type of braces: Damon 3MX, without extraction
Duration: 17 months

Ken,

You didnt consider other option like permanent metal ones?

I suppose removable retainer is good.

I am looking forward on that day. I started in March this year treatment with Dr How. I think he has a new student, Dr Raymond now.

Thanks Ken, advanced and tomatonz all the wishes.

Ken, how long has you been wearing the retainer? 3 months already? I was told to wear it 24/7 for 3 months (except when eating and brushing teeth). I wonder if it's ok to wear it only at night. It's a bit troublesome to take it off everytime before eating, especially when on the move.

wondering how the feel kissing with braces..pain?hurt?more enjoy?

can i just putting screw to adjust the gum without brace ??

kentcp, wah receive compliments wor... that is great haha!!

Oh yeah after I looked back into the past posts, I bumped into the pictures of your teeth with the elastic bands fly here fly there, wow, I really admire your courage and patients and also for bearing with the pain... wow... You have my respect!

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My wire was initially the same length as the last bracket, but now it is longer than the last bracket already. When I touch the end of the wire that poked out, it seems less sturdy than the other parts of the wires which wouldn't move a millimeter at all even when you touch it with great pressure. Means it kind of move like 1 mm when I touch it, like not as stable as the other parts of the wire. Is it normal or this means my teeth is showing progress? Because it is only four days, I don't think show progress shown so fast right?

The brackets aren't loose at all, still stick very hard, so it is fine right?

Thanks so much, it is such a hassle to take leave and see the doctor again. Thanks.

I am so demotivated and feel like giving up already although it is only 5 days. It was worse than what I thought. I mean there's not much pain for me. Eating is still OK, I don't usually enjoy eating(I diet all the time haha) so cannot eat nice food is still OK. It is just that I could not bear with the excessive teasings of me. My sister was always telling how ugly I am and when I talked I seemed to be talking with my lips pouted. My sister is seriously inconsiderate and insensitive. I can just say, there are lots of negative comments from her. She wasn't intending to hurt me, but it is just her character. My friends were saying I am too old for braces and my bf doesn't find me attractive anymore now(not to brag here, but I used to be having quite perfect features to be called beautiful except for the ugly set of rabbit deep bite teeth). It is going to be Chinese New Year soon, and my relatives are very sarcastic. I don't feel like going back to hometown due to this reason. How pathetic. I feel so regret now. Only my younger sister and my mum are very supportive, my younger sister always tell me I am going to be really pretty for the rest of my life by only suffering for two years and my mum thinks about creative ways to cook for me everyday.

I seriously need some support now.