Your friend didn't wear retainers continuously

hlee09: Did doctor told you the differences between Damon and Lotus brackets?

Ya usually after meal, I dont dare to open my mouth until I get to go washroom to rinse the food... But the food will still stick to my brackets and teeth because it needs brushing... sometimes banyak "ma fan" (troublesome)...

karynkhoo : i just bought a compact mirror with 2x magnifying mirror and LED light. super useful to check my teeth

tomatonz & minchinini :

yeah, he did explained to me the difference. according to him, if i ask him last year which bracket system he recommend, his answer will be damon 3MX (btw, the damon 3 we talked about b4 is actually damon 3MX. dr said damon 3 has been phased out long ago, even its production has been stopped. damon 3 is half metal, half ceramic while damon 3MX is fully metal).

but as time progress, he found alot of problem with damon 3MX. as for lotus, he has tested many times on his patients and found it more efficient than damon 3MX. infact, he said lotus technology is similar to damon Q (the latest version of damon). but becos damon Q is newly released in the usa and the price is sky-high, he does not bring in damon Q yet. he said when we use lotus, we're like using damon Q but in another brand name. one more thing, becos lotus's company is not as well-known as damon's, they manage to keep the price low unlike damon which has been well commercialised & marketed.

so, minchinini...the price for damon 3MX and lotus is actually same...6000 for whole set.

he oso explained to me some technical details but i dun reali understand so i dun wan to repeat here in case i gav the wrong info. something to do with the locking system i think?

anyway, i'm happy with my braces and i dun think i look ugly with it 

~minchinini~: wah RM 4.8K is cheap neh... when did you ask the doctor?

U're rite! i remember dr told me tat oso. n u reminded me of another thing. dr said lotus is easier to fine-tune towards the end of treatment, thus lotus produce nicer finishing than damon 3MX.

minchinini : 4.8k is super dirt cheap! go get it!

luckily i'm not the only 1 who had the "white glue". i tot it was caused by my pesto spaghettini 

btw, i have some questions about dental wax. i seem to use it up pretty fast, so i dun think tat free box given by nurse can last me until next appointment. is it available from pharmacy ie guardian, watson?

n how often u all change the wax? i throw it away once i take it out for meals or brushing teeth. nurse told me i can re-use until it's non-sticky but i cant coz i find it too gross.