tomatonz, Dr How quoted you RM350 per screw? He told me 400

tomatonz how was putting in your screws ! have you done it already? I'm going very soon ! Eating to my heart's content now

tomatonz, thanks for your kind words of encouragement ! Haven't been sleeping too well these days =x I'll report back soon !


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@`twinkles, did he put like a stopper for you ? You know, like that waxy thing in the middle. It happened to me before, when the wire had some extra length behind. I thought it was the movement of my teeth but actually the wire just moved =(

Mhmm if its too much of a hassle, then just wait till your next appt ! For me, it poked the side of my mouth till it was so sore for days, I had to go back ! Don't worry, people with braces can look good too ! 2 years can be quite a long wait, but time will not stop passing

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Added on January 10, 2011, 6:33 pmOh my God ! Just extracted one wisdom tooth that is only 1/4 showing, quite a painful one since its a minor surgery, and another tooth above my wisdom. Also, inserted one mini screw today. I hope it wouldn't hurt too bad after the anaesthetic wears off. I have 2 more tooth and 3 more minis to be inserted in 2 weeks time -.-" Bummer ! I wonder how long would it take for it to heal and remove stitches !

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Tomatonz: Omg the screw is hurting like the side of my cheeks so badly ! I didn't know it has a head on top, like normal screws. Now I feel like I have a piercing there, like a earring blocking ! I'll get used to this right ? Omg it takes so long to heal? I'm still on liquid today ! Some chicken here, dare not eat ! When did you started your braces yeah? How come your progress is so much earlier than mine

2 screws on the upper to lessen my gummy teeth and 2 on the botton to push my bite inner

This post has been edited by Shenay: Jan 11 2011, 10:37 AM

Thanks for your reply kent. I've been feeling very down today, don't know how much more I have to go through, and there's no one to rant to because they don't know the uncomfort. But its true, the side of my mouth hurts so bad. It will be okay in a weeks time ? Besides wisdom extraction & screws, later on, what else will hurt more than this?

Hey Nikki, maybe its just my mind, when I keep thinking of how I have those stitches in my mouth and the screw is so bothering ! I have the extraction and screw on the same side, so I can't pinpoint which one is giving me the swelling. I must admit yesterday's process wasn't painful and even until the anaesthetic wore off.

However, I just dont know how to go through that again, extract 2 on my left side & insert 3 screws. Its like a tougher battle you know! And I have to do this by late feb because then my uni starts. So dilemma. I dont think I can do my next extraction in 2 weeks time :' Even now when I swallow food, I can feel a lil bit of pain near my throat, where the wisdom was extracted.

Heh I'm trying hard to keep up with good oral hygiene but I'm so afraid to brush the screw & shakily I manage to attach wax to it this morning! Oh God, please tell me I'm a sissy and that I need to be more brave !

Woah you had like 6 tooth removed ? I'm starting to get use to the screw now, like okay it hurts but nothing scary. I hope my stitches gets healed soon ! How were your lower wisdom tooth like? Did you need to do a minor surgery there? Its lucky that you never really experienced the swelling ! And I didn't realize I shouldn't be talking too much, should rest my mouth more.

Xp3rT, haha must be that blocker ! How annoying that your upper and lower mouth couldn't touch one another right ! Somehow you'll get used to chewing like with a very small portion of your teeth (those that can touch)

dont worry ! i thought the same at first ! But i'm sure you'll be able to eat properly for CNY. If there is no pain, then there's a way ^^ you will slowly be able to know how to eat ! hahaha

Owh that sounds bad ! I've been having the wax on for these couple of days so it became better But my mouth taste a little bloody all the time. God I hate wisdom tooth ! Gives me nothing but problems. I think it's getting better now & I have an appointment on like 24th Jan, I planned to insert two screws and extract one top tooth. Hopefully it will be okay for the CNY

Awhh i started in March 2010 ! But it looks like your treatment is faster ! hehe

Hey people, how would you know if ur screw gets loose ya ? Suddenly today I feel like its abit sensitive ! Dont know if its getting loose or what =/

ahahah alright Nikki ! Maybe its the sensitive gum

Nikki & Tomatonz, do you guys really eat normally and comfortably with the mini screws on ? For me, even until now (after 2-3weeks), I still can't really chew on my right side (where the screw is). God, I don't know whats gonna happen when I insert one more on my left side. Totally no need to eat already !

Tomatonz & Nikki : Oh no wonder you guys have no problems eating !! My screw is inserted at a 45 degree angle in between my last two back tooth. These are the tooth I use to chew meat and all. So when I start chomping, the hard meat will hit the top of the screw and I'll feel the pain !

Tomatonz : Haha it's doing good at all times except the eating part. I hardly get ulcers from it, so I do not use dental wax ^^

Hahaha true tomatonz ! But I don't want to be starving ! Today my screw feels loose already Ugh, most troublesome thing ever ! It better works man !

Nikki, you mean move it to the back, upper jaw or lower jaw ? I think on the lower jaw is worst, but the upper jaw, you will find some difficulties in eating too. Ugh I'm always on soft food now

Went for another extraction today. One wisdom tooth and the tooth above it. GOD ! This extraction is so much worst than the other day ! Hurts like mad because its infected Seriously, damn traumatizing ! So thankful I don't need to do anymore extractions in future ! Didn't manage to insert any screws today although I initially wanted to have my last 3 inserted. Too afraid of the after math. Hopefully I'll be able to get it done in 2 weeks time (6-weeks appt.). I really hope this is the end of the torturing & that i'm gonna see results !!

Nikki, what do you mean two more !! Haven't you got them extracted before ? Yeah I think Dr How will ask you to do so too ! And maybe after that continue putting screws to make the rest of the tooth move inner a bit. Does your screw migration refers to him taking out the screw and put it another place ? He's gonna do that to me & I'm also worrying ! Gonna keep shifting 4 screws around. How many times have he shifted yours ?