i do mine for 3.7k. tat's like 6yrs ago price la.
my fren did for 3k for ONLY the top part. dang this thing is getting more exp.

but TS, not to worry cos the dentist wont pull the tiger teeth (tat's wat i called it..roar!)dentist will pull the teeth behind the tiger teeth. i had 1 tiger teeth that grows up there but after braces its all fixed,n the best part is u wont even realise tat it came down,tau2 u see the mirror,boom! its down alrd.

its quite painful at the beginning n also each time its tighten,gotta get used to it.my dentist advises was,no chewing hard stuffs,no chewinggum,no carbonate drinks n always brush after meals. but i was too noti to still eat chewinggums n carbonate drink (once a while) n also not brush it after meals...haha!

but my advise to u,drink lotsa water,cos if u dont, ur lips n gums will be dry thus when it kinda bergeser wif the "steels" it mite tear up the skin a lil,n im telling u itll be worst than having ulser. always happen to me. n brush ur teeth each time b4 u see the dentist,if u dowan to kene marah.

hmm...wat else...tats wat i can rmb...oh ya...when u go for tighten each mth, pick nice bright color rubbers,cos itll be cool..haha!

lastly,good luck n this is wat i always say NO PAIN NO GAIN.

I did mine for 3.5k , from a private clinic , in my situation i had to extract 4 tooths , all four are behind the wisdom tooths of both side,  usually they will extract the one behind the tiger/vampire tooth because they cannot extract the the tiger/vampire tooth as it is the main support tooth and if in the case they have to extract it then they have to add a support structure which is glued to the upper part of your mouth that will hold your tooth in position during the braces period but that is most likely unable to happen.
         The process will be very painful for the first 3weeks only or sometimes the first month as your mouth have to get used to the wear and tear of the braces metal wire that scrapes upon your cheek surface every time you move your mouth( e.g talking and eating)  you might get mouth ulcers frequently and it would be very difficult to eat as the pain is unbearable sometimes due to the bone restructuring but just bare for one month once your body got used to it , you wouldn't even feel like its there at all! But after each  appointments there will be some pain as the doctor pulls and relocate your tooth into position but as usual the pain will be gone within 3-4 days after the process as your body is used to it already. The pain is all part and parcel of braces but in my opinion just bare with it to get a better smile thus there is always family and beautiful nurses to console me    hahahaha...
            I would not recommend you to do with the government although it is cheap (unless you really can't afford private one then go for it) because the waiting time is hectic as my cousin did it under the government , she has to wait 7 years just for her turn  . In addition most of the doctors are inexperienced because mostly they are trainees  and they suck at extracting the tooth , i had one tooth extracted by a trainee nurse at a government clinic once before i did my braces the nurse didn't even give me painkiller  before extracting it and she has no strength at all to pull my tooth until my tooth broke halfway and i have to do surgery at a private clinic  to remove the other half and worst they didn't apologize and compensate at all.. thats why i learn through the bitter way.. not to trust all this government clinic . Just wonder why is it so cheap to do braces in the government clinic???because their doctors , staffs and services SUCK.
*p/s this is just my opinion based on my experienced, sorry if i offended anyone but it is the truth that is happening now***  

Hellooo. I'm an ex-braces wearer. I forgot how much it costs, cos my parents handled that.

Here's some of my experiences during that time.
- I never had ulcers caused by braces. (maybe I did.. but I forgot.)
- It'll only hurt for a few hours after tightening it every month.
- I didn't lose weight at all.
- Yesh, it kinda hurts when you just installed it.. i cried.
- I looked geeky. hahaa.
- I had a funny smile
- I actually missed having them after I took it off.

But it's worth it, in the end. I love my teeth now.

And about your vampire teeth thing, true or not.. I've not heard such thing before. And I sorta had that kinda teeth too. My dentist removed the teeth behind my 'vampire teeth', and pushed down my 'vampire teeth'. So prolly your dentist will do the same thing too.

Well, have fun. hehe.

Nice seeing you here

u have vampire teeths? I have a set too. Im not kidding, its really pointy (and obvious) if i smile or laugh.

hi,
i also wear braces before, just took it off in june 2008
i did it for like 6k (i think so.. cos my dad paid for it.. haha)
im using the ceramic one
i agree with all of u here, yes at first u will feel so painful (yes.. i cried too.. huhu. cos on the first day i cant even chew even those tiny little rice.. have to swallow it.. only drink soup.. huhu)
but thats only for first few days..
after that not much pain aldy
every month also after tighten it, only feel the pain for few hours..
need to drink lot of water..
i cant really remember but i think i didnt get the ulcer that much
but i did have a bit luka when the hujung of the steel (is it called steel?haha) got stuck at the inside skin of my pipi..
and sumtimes my tongue also get luka if i lick it at the end of the steel.. haha..
but nevertheless, now my teeth have become straight aldy
i wore it for about 1 year as my teeth dont have that much problem
just a bit jarang here and there..

but the problem now is.. i hardly wear the retainer..
waahhh.. so lazy one lah..
and now.. my teeth have move a bit..
hohoho.. i dont want to wear the braces again..

where are you staying, maybe i know some dentist to recommend if the location is familiar anyway any private clinic will do as most private clinic doctors are qualified to do this..

This is actually my second time with braces. XD I was too lazy to put on my retainers so it's braces for me again!!

I did the top row of my teeth only and it costs about RM3K i think. Then it's RM100 every follow up.

I actually find braces quite fun. It's like a fashion item cause I get to pick the colours. =P My bro actually did the Olympic ring colours and it was so cute!!

I'm very much used to the pain already so I just chew through the pain. The pain usually lasts about 3 days or less.

Btw, according to my dentist, the ceramic ones actually stick out slightly more than the usual metal ones. And the metal ones are smaller now compared to 3 years ago. So those getting braces in the near future should feel lucky in a way i suppose. =P

IMPORTANT NOTE!! - Always wear your blardy retainers!! Most ppl I know never wore their retainers so their teeth isn't so purrfect no more. Even my dentist said it's so common for ppl to come back for braces the second time.

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How about the govt? That good or private better? Any speicific govt hospitals/private clinics taht are recommended and what is the procedure to get braces from govt hospital? hopefully for free, or minimum? thanks!

Well, Me myself had put on braces before. Just for one yr and I request to remove it! hehe.. Because I want to straighten my upper teeth only, but the dentist insist to put both - upper n below together to balance your teeth. But once the upper straights I request to remove it dy coz was damn excited to see my teeth without the braces on larh.

I think I have to go back to find the dentist again. Actually the dentist advise me to put another one yr to maintain it. Sob sob~ Eventho I wear retainer every night before I zzz, Still will senget abit la.. Wont be 100% for my case.

Anyway it cost me RM 6k at private clinic. I paid 2k at first, and the rest pay installment like others did .. On d day I remove, of coz gotta pay off the balance sekaligus ..

It is advisable to wear retainer every night, if not will waste your money n effort n pain of putting the braces before..
P/s: I don't feel any pain during this period, in fact , I think the feeling is so cool. Because you will keep imagine how pretty you are on the day you remove your braces! Confidence level increase !  Plus, they said wear braces will make your face "sharp" abit.. looks nicer.. hahaha