Finally, I am de-brace today ~  ^^

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

TQ ~  haha.. How is your wedding ?

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Added on September 2, 2010, 10:23 am
Yours should be about time to debraces, right?  Don't worry..

Ya, NikkiDaTeddy, your turn should be anytime soon also right?!

great looking teeth,kentcp!
i cant believe the difference is sooo great!

its the long wait n weird look thats worrying my sis!
want to look beautiful yet shy  to wear braces.
well, i guess  no  pain ,no gain !

if me also angry. waste time, waste transport fee. =.=

-damon 3 and in-ovation c are different brands for self-ligating braces
-self-ligating braces can be from different material; metal or ceramic. ceramic is near to teeth colour hence will look like transparent from far

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 ?

Dr Raymond glued one of my loose bracket on too... I am wondering who Dr Raymond is also...

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Added on October 29, 2010, 9:36 amI heard from my friend who had her veneers done by Dr Raymond that he has really nice set of teeth (wore braces before) but I did not get to see them because he was wearing face mask... Has anyone seen his teeth?

It sounds like you guys are taking the normal bracket and not the Damon type? Just curious, because I didn't undergo all these steps...

Last week Dr How repositioned 1 bracket for me, on the same day, i found tat it got worse, bcame more crooked. I waited for 1 week for the tooth to stabilize and i went to adjust it again yesterday, although my next appointment is 2 weeks later. I think better don't readjust immediately, will be very painful and that tooth will bcome sensitive, i experience that b4, too much adjustments in too short period of time. I think 1 week gap should b ok.

which mean metal or clear ceramic will be more effective of tightening the tooth?

thanks... will consult doctor soon.. alr planning to make an appointment for first time consultant.. just wonder braces got so many types...

Anyone knows if it's advisable to do teeth whitening/veneer before putting on braces? I'm planning to fix a stain tooth with veneer n whiten my teeth before getting a braces.

just another question...

i asked few doctor about braces... some ask me take our the wisdom teeth b4 wearing braces, some said no need ... can wear braces with wisdom teeth...

so which one is better?

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



Type of braces: Damon 3MX
Duration: 17 months

Thanks Nikki and pikeydude

Nikki, I understand what you mean. That's why I hesitated for >10 yrs before deciding to go for it. If it's more serious, I wouldn't have waited until this old...

Wanna brace my teeth,hope can do it during next whole month holiday.fren recommend me for How's orthdo.I know he is famous,so I wan ask is it really worth the expensive money doing there?is he nice..and u guy thk I able to make appointment with him next month?!

And also,my teeth/gum alway easily get bleeding.will this hard for doing orthdo treatment?

greetings everyone ^^

hi
i'm new here

i'm considering wearing braces to fix my teeth
but i dunno much about it..so reading about it in this thread really helps me a lot
i plan to have my first consultation regarding braces soon but i'm quite unsure of which orthodontic clinic should i go to

currently i'm living in Cheras
i'm considering going to Dr How's clinic in Bangsar/Whitesmile clinic (the one at Timesquare)
Whitesmile clinic is closer to my place but I'm quite interested to go to Dr. How's seeing that there's many positive feedbacks from u guys here

anyone has any comments/other suggestion?
any help would be much appreciated
thank you   

Finally take my 1st step.make an appointment wit Dr.how on next monday for filling and polish,then consult about orthdo treatment.

The assistant tell me 6k for damon braces oly.may I know what is the other thgs are not include and will add up until how much??