Seek for another experienced orthodontic ..if both said the same solution, then i believe you know what should do next..

kentcp, karynkhoo, NikkiDaTeddy thanks for your opinion. I visited that doctor only because people said he was good. Guess I gotta find a new place. Do you have any recommendations around Dmnsara Utama PJ ? And where is Dr How located? Thanks in advance

crapoccur,

I started to wear braces since FEB 2009.. in the beginning few months the changes is most drastic one..hehe
My ortho said maybe this mid year can take off d... cant wait for tht moment to come eh..

karynkhoo,

your pics with full description and ur before-braces-putting-on condition is much better than me ler.. mine really horrible! now see back also    haha...

haha ya lor more worthy rite.. I also feel excited hehe..

Hmm...i tot for Damon it is normal to see faster result? cos already paid so much my expectation is also there lor...

With extraction of 3 teeth..no choice lor my teeth too crowded d mah...

My ortho is at Pudu there one.. is a pretty lady doc.. hehe

ehhh...yes yes!    how come u also know her one?

yup it's damon.. it cost 5.8k..

I just went for appointment this morning. Removed all my 4 mini-implant, place Power Chain to close my minor gap. The good news, i will de-brace on next month ~ yeah ~^^

Took my long-awaited trip to Dr. How's place today. Of all the ceramic treatments you guys've known of, which would you choose based on merits over the others? Meaning not just because it's the one you're using. Damon 3, In-Ovation C, Inspire and some other ones there, most of them advertise in similar ways. Seeing as aesthetics and durability would be the two primary concerns involved, which would you guys pick over the other based on these qualities? Which among Damon 3 and In-Ovation C is the most "invisible" in terms of its aesthetic appeal?

Any comments on the matter would be most appreciated.

Went to Dr How for a consultation today. Probably gonna get my braces on soon, more for correcting my jaws. Gonna cost me about 7k

Hmm he said braces will prevent my joints from being painful in future and it will slightly correct the jaw.
In years to come, it will look better. He didn't exactly suggested a jaw surgery, but last time I thought of getting one.
I'm a bit afraid of it. Anyone has experience ?

My little cousin sis did her bracing treatment for her upper jaw only. No extraction and only 6 months of duration. She has straight teeth now but i feel that it would be nicer if she did extraction. Why i said that is bcos her jaw is protruding... u know like what they say Horse teeth?

Something like tat la... I recently took a pic with her. I feel that her teeth are really obvious lo. and she shows a lot of gum when she smile... i'm glad tat my result is far better than hers.

hahaha...seriously dunno? Check this out!


And this is me and my cousin. Sorry for the blur pic.


I'm the one on the left. My cousin on the right. She did a 6 months treatment and had de-braced edy. I'm still on treatment. 16months edy for me.

Hahaha...cant really tell like that wor... Mayb not so close up wan la. Mayb u upload a recent photo with normal smile?
For me, i always check my smile cos i smile differently now. and its very important to hav the perfect smile otherwise why pay so much for the treatment right?

Your smile not bad ma. I just went for appt two days ago. Dr changed thicker wire for me. So thick le and its black color. So now cos the wire are so thick, my braces are more visible.

Thanks for sharing the experience here in this forum. I personally find the resource are useful and decided to put on guts and go for the orthodontic treatment. I am already 33 years old. I think I am the oldest in this thread that went for the treatment if not.

Well, my case was not a straightforward one. I have done orthodontics treatment when I was 15yrs old in my hometown Seremban's polyclinic.
You know that time , 20 over years ago, orthodontics is still not common. And the queue is like few years long.

They asked my dad if I am willing to accept for a simple treatment - express, that will allow me to 'cut queue' and and start quiet immediately. What I had was a protruding jaw. So the remedy was to wear a removable braces on top to push my front teeth forward to slightly over lapse the lower jaw with the expense of extracting one pair of upper tooth.

Now, my doc said to compensate that need to extract lower pair it's gonna be pain..cus my nerve and tooth are already strong...

I just have my braces put on last week and doc says let my teeth loosen prior extract.

I wondered what are the hassle you guys faced wearing braces.

To me, with the braces (up and down) on, there's a gap between the two. My teeth can't touches. When I speak, there's air flowning. It affects me as I am a working adult and needs to communicate with users. Then also whenever I finish meals, need to rush to toilet to clean off so that my food particles won't appeared stuck in between braces.

Can time flies for this at least....

Hi Karynkhoo,
I've send a message in ur inbox not sure whether u get it or not. Just want to get some detail about doing braces with Dr. How.
I'll put on my braces this end of march. But Dr. How mention to me that I can either extract my 4 teeth or no need. He say if extract the 4 teeth will make my face look nicer.
I quite curious, can we put on braces first and after few week only do the extraction? In my situation, I definitely want to do the extraction. Is't do the extraction first then only put or the braces or the other way around can still work just fine??
Hope u guy can share some good experience here.
Thanks & cheers~~~
(Doing Damon system)

I am using Daemon 3. There is a new system called Lotus recommended by doctor. But I dare not adventure yet. Not so bold sticking to the proven one as many of you are using.

I have a feeling those with minor issues that would not require extraction will have the treatment completed within a short time frame wheareas like my case that requires extraction and also a little complicated will takes more time.

Is it true that retainer have to wear for whole life? You guys wearing the removable one?

Thanks d_chew for ur info, it really make me feel easy for the day.
For the extraction part, I feel not so secure if did not do the extraction. Scare after removing the braces the teeth won't hold for long and maybe return to the old shape.
Then I'll just let Dr.How figure it out for me.
Thanks again.

Went to visit Dr. how yesterday. Did the re-position..but the backet drop on night.

This morning went to glue back... Just now, the backet drop off again 

Now my tooth so pain (due to repositioning), thinking don't want to visit him tomorrow..if not, the open backet process will cause my tear out..