Hi everyone! I didn't know there's such topics about braces.

I have ugly teeth and my family couldn't afford for sending me to the orthodontist to get my teeth fixed due to some financial issues.

Now I'm after college, thinking maybe I can save up some money to get my teeth done. Anyone can recommend any cheap and good dentist/ortho, or maybe some really nice and kind dentist/ortho who will provide flexible payment terms?

Thanks

So sad. Everyone ignored my questions :'(

I'm from KL.

Anyone did your braces at the building opposite KLCC? That building with telekom banner (not sure whether the banner still there anot).

I just remembered the name of the building. It's called Angkasa Raya. But I googled the orthodontist there, I think that's the one. Maybe they shifted to Megan Avenue. Anyone did their braces there?

Hi guys..I thinking whether to do braces. Can anyone share me your story?

thank youuuu so much for the support. But i'll need to save up for some more.

Are you from KL? Where you did yours? how is your payment like?

Now I need to survey which ortho to go to. I stay in KL.
If everything goes smoothly in my plan, shall get it on next yr Feb. Or shall I make it end of this year. Well, it all depends on how much i'm able to save for my upfront payment.

This post has been edited by Mollai: Aug 4 2011, 09:19 AM

[quote=mengher,Aug 4 2011, 12:11 PM]
Mollai, Just go ahead... my case same as Sherelyn.. wasted a year time... when see my sis teeth get more straight i more jealous. Thats ntg to scare just to be worry is financial matters. I guess u can ask ard here how's de payment mode. mostly clinic acccept installment mode. U need to save up for down payment as well as additional charges for extraction, polishing, x-ray, mould & tooth brush equipment...


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Financial matter is the only thing that is holding me back. I need to save up at least 3k first I think. I would like to go survey which doctor offers the cheapest plan. Is the consultation fee expensive??


[quote=Sherelyn,Aug 4 2011, 12:59 PM]
Sherelyn,

ya.. i did see many changes lo.. u will see it soon... just wait .. lol...

U will go & check it..really care abt ur braces... then can u eat normal bk ? or take soft food only?

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I can eat as usual la ... the 3rd day ald eat rice Lu .. ..just everytime finished my food will feel like a lot of food stuck ar the braket ! Thinking if go overseas will so troublesome ..

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Added on August 4, 2011, 1:12 pmMollai

I work at Kl .. I done mine at lim dental , pudu with dr. Yenny Huang . U need to pay at least 50% of the braces cost .. Then the balance can pay by installment one ..

Consultation + mould : rm80
X-ray : rm99 ( tung shin) the clinic can xray as well but expensive .. So normally they refer patient to tung shin.
DamOn mx :rm 6000 (deposit:rm3k + installment rm300* 10 times )
Conventional braces is rm4600
Damon Q :rm 7k (dep : rm4k + installment rm300* 10 times
extraction : rm80 per tooth
Those price not include retainer

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OMG..so expensiveee... Which one you're doing? I'm thinking Ong from Kepong. Seems to be cheaper.


[quote=dreams218,Aug 4 2011, 06:42 PM]
ya~not as pain as imagined=.=
i've use more than 1 year to think ... let ppl call me sau ngar mui =.=
regret y take so long tooo... should make the decision long time ago
but just scared ppl say yerrrrr ~ the teeth like dirty only
actually no one laugh at all XD
i also so nervous to know my teeth changes...=.=
i thought is that my teeth stop moving ad= = because i feel nothing different with b4 i wear braces = =

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I don't mind being called names. Just monetary issues holding me back


I think there's something wrong with my quotations

This post has been edited by Mollai: Aug 5 2011, 01:12 PM

Recently i realized my gums are easily bleeding. wonder whether this will affect my plan for braces in future

Aww.. my problem actually existed for quite a long time. Maybe a year? But I didn't consult any doctor.
Hopefully mine is not serious so that I can do braces. I'll need to wait for my money to come in then I can make appointment with some orthodontist.

Wanna ask roughly how much they charge for consultation? I'm thinking Ong in Kepong, bcuz he seems to have a reputation of offering the cheapest braces in town. Or am I wrong?

Dr Yenny from pudu right? Wow, damon quite expensive there. Hm.

So before you did braces, did you went other ortho to quote prices?

Omg....so expensive?
My budget it 5k + most 6k.
And I would prefer to do Damon, cuz as I heard that Damon doesn't need extraction.


Anyone did theirs in kepong Ong's?

Wowww...i'm not using credit card. so i'm thinking pay 2k cash then the rest see how much... So i need to consult any ortho maybe next month.

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Added on August 15, 2011, 4:29 pmWowww...i'm not using credit card. so i'm thinking pay 2k cash then the rest see how much... So i need to consult any ortho maybe next month.

This post has been edited by Mollai: Aug 15 2011, 04:29 PM

But this was back in 2007!!! Now the price fluctuated alottt

Im planning to put on braces. Any good ortho to recommend? Hopefully not too expensive too.

Area around gombak, kepong, kl, pj also can.

How I wish if it was as easy as you said. My case is pretty severe. First ortho I went to consult was Dr Hou in Kepong, she said my case have to go for surgery which cost about 40-50k (surgery is to adjust my jaw, because I have an underbite)

Then I consulted Dr Lim in Selayang (LKM Dental), he said he could do braces for me, fix my underbite, but my outstanding jaw will still be there unless I go for surgery to fix it. He quoted me as below

6500 - Brackets
180 - Xray
700 - Screws (I need to put two screws on the side on my lower jaw.. anyone had this too?)
1200 - Extraction of my lower jaw wisdom teeth
300 - Extraction of my upper jaw wisdom teeth
300 - filling and other stuffs before I do the braces

Total = 9180

And this is not including other miscellaneous stuffs.

So damn expensive

thanks...

never thought my case will be so expensive.....

The one i went kepong is nearby the HSBC bank. Same lot i think.

I think i will postpone my braces plan first.. wait I earn more sin.

But government clinic, trustable anot one

I have an underbite.

Anyone had the same issue and went for surgery?

so you only did braces and got a perfect bite now?

I'm most probably going for the surgery.

Hi all,

anyone experienced rust on your brackets? I'm using the conventional metal brackets, and I had some champagne and korean makgeoli (rice wine that is abit carbonated). Then this morning, I realized that there are black spots on my brackets, which i think it's the brackets getting rusted.