i went for it this morning..
2 screws = Rm1000
2 decent teeth(surgeory) = RM1000
3 other teeth = Rm425

Total Rm2450

Not RM6500.. Haha.. I was shocked my ortho dr said RM6500..
Went for the extraction this morning, till now no pain at all.. when will the pain starts?

This post has been edited by Joyuan: Jan 17 2009, 05:40 PM

Hi all.. this is my 4th day after extraction... I can see there's some reddish thingy in the lubang there (fmr mirror)... I dun think is something like gel type of blood or what... it is only dark red in color... izit normal or wut?

Anyone stays in Wangsa Maju area?
Can recommend some good dentist to me?
Btw how to do installment payments? any procedure to follow?

Wow, damn expensive...

Usually the pain starts after anasthetic chemical has no longer effect... but the pain is bearable... the throbbing pain usually around ur mouth muscle near the extraction... but for some ppl, they had no pain at all... diff ppl have diff body condition... and how much ur body can endure the pain... it is all depends on individual...

Both my extraction hole are just like urs now... dark red in color... so i think its normal... it heals as day passes...

Unfortunately im not staying at Wangsa Maju area... but i have a fren who did her braces (but metal traditional one) at dental clinic near setiawangsa... u may check one of those clinics...

Installment payments have been discussed and detailed out on previous posts... u may check them... but diff clinics have diff price n payment practice, n diff type of braces too... u may contact ur dentist for further clarification... they will explain to u... good luck...

This post has been edited by white_tulip: Jan 19 2009, 09:20 AM

i am at Dr. How place here.. appointment in 4:15pm to glue back my braces.. but so many ppl waiting.. hmm.. aircon also cool..tired and hungry (not yet lunch due to busy on work) le.. still not my turn yet..

Is there any braces that is put at inner part of teeth ?? I heard from frend that now have so wont looks so ugly....

Yes. Its called Lingual Braces. But it's extremely expensive. 10 to 15k. No joke.

the one put inner part of your teeth not good de. because if u put inner part, the bracers will always scretch your tongue and made u always grow ulsers on your tongue.. thats way the dr said not a good option to put inner part...

Anyone if have question before braces, please refer to this link: http://www.mao.org.my/public.htm

my Dr charge 20k for tat ler.. damn expensive ler...

I feel my lelangit near my extraction part there was hurt ler... like sumtime we eat sweets kena cut like tat...

I just did extraction, still bleeding now. Actually the gap for booth teeth is quite big for me. When looking in the mirror.. I have this felling : "OMG, did I do the right thing??" I then looked at the extracted teeth..

Gosh, I hope I did the right thing.

Really? Hrmmm... i think u can try to apply ulcer cream on that part during bedtime... who knows it works... leng_leng, bertahan ya...

Honestly, i do feel the same thing... when looking at the big holes, i wonder if those holes will close it gaps during the braces treatment... but looking at most successful cases and remember what my ortho did say, i believe that my braces will do their excellent job...

Extracting 4 healthy teeth is not an easy decision to make... i feel "pity" looking at my extracted teeth... they r sooOooo strong n healthy... but they have to "sacrifice" to save the rest of the teeth...

I thought im the only one doubt the decision made... martiolativo, ur not alone... i do encounter the same feeling as urs... . And i also believe our friends who did the extraction in this forum feel the same too...

eh i saw quite a few here ... also put screw.... wat purpose isit for btw... cause my whole treatment no screw involve also... i have been wearing for 3 years now... hhehehe.. cause i lazy go for appointment... tat y still stuck in my teeth for so long .... always go and kena dr marah .. hehe

The screws were recommended by our doctor because we have gummy smile. Meaning showing a lot of our gum. The purpose of the screws are to work as a hook to pull back the gum using rubber band. The screws are to be installed at the root of your gum. That area where its close to your nose.

*taking deep breath* I'm one of them that needed the screws and my appt is today...gosh...

Screw is installed to create spaces between teeth so that the rest of the teeth can move, align and fit themselves nicely... our ortho will decide whether we need to install screw, or extract a few teeth to create spaces... but there are cases where both extraction n installing screw need to be done on a patient... it is all depends on teeth conditions...

Other than that, the purpose of installing screw has been mentioned by nikki... so ur appt is today nikki? good luck ya

Yah, today.... Extraction and screws i guess... I will remember to stuff myself full with food b4 going. Then after that when i smile, the big gap will shows?

Izit? I actually felt excited when looking at the hole wor.. they must hv to sacrifice to correct other teeth n the return is worth without them staying inside my mouth after they accompany for so many years...

I dun feel pity, but feel sorry to them hahaha... If I stil keeping them inside my mouth the rest of my life wil be ruined...

how many tooth hv u extracted?

I will say bye-bye to my another 2 teeth tml morning again... hahaha

Urmmmm... if u extract lower jaw first, the gap wont be that visible bcoz it will be covered up by ur lower lips... but i believe during upper jaw extraction, the gap will be much visible... i always imagining myself smiling with those gaps on upper part... huarrrggggghhhhh dont like that scene

I dont know ur so mean leng_leng... heheheh... just kidding...
Btw, ur justification is good... but still, i feel pity for them... maybe i think too much