Braces Diary

Dear Teeth,

It has been a while since I blog about your progress. But before I go on,

Happy One Year!!

Time seemed to have zoomed past very quickly and we have another year to go before "bye bye braces". Within these few months, you have progressed a lot! The gaps are nearly closed now and I no longer have protruding front teeth.

1st Month

5th Month

12th Month

Just a tiny gap left.


The last time I blogged about you, the ortho used the power chain to close the gaps and it worked well. This month, however, I am back to the normal rubber as the second last molar is out of place.


The ortho placed another bracket on the top and bottom last molar on my right to fix the problem. Hopefully, the second last molar will shift back in place quickly.

I love my almost-straight teeth!!

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Braces Diary

Dear Teeth,


This month, the ortho decided that it is time to close the gaps. He introduced the rubber chain which was white in colour. It is a bad colour choice because the rubber chain now is currently neon green. The cause of this colour change? Thai green curry.

Picture taken when the rubber chain was still white in colour.


After the visit to the ortho, you were pretty sore. It reminded me of the time when I had the separators in. It was horrible. At one point, I took nearly an hour to finish my fish bun. Luckily, you are somewhat back to normal now. =)




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Braces Diary

Dear Teeth,

There is something different this month. This month, instead of tying little rubber bands around the brackets for the upper teeth, the ortho twisted metal wires around them.







He said that this is to prevent the two front teeth from moving apart from each other. I guess he is not a fan of Madonna. (There is a huge gap between her two front teeth) =p

I am so happy he is doing something to prevent that from happening. I feel that I have made a right choice in choosing him. =)




P.S.



I swear my face is getting sharper despite me getting fatter. Money well-spent! =D



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Braces Diary

Dear Teeth,

Haven't blog about you for a long time. It has been 4 months since I put on the braces. I could see that my buck teeth are slowly moving back and it thrills me! This month, the ortho changed the metal wire to a thicker one and the wire was finally tightened. Although you were pretty sore after that, I still welcomed the pain and discomfort because that is the next step to a more beautiful smile.

Here's the progress you made:



Front teeth shift back a little. (From left to right: 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Month)








The different colours! Baby Blue, Baby Pink, Orange and Violet! (From left to right: 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Month)

We got another 20 months to go with more challenges ahead of us. Grit yourselves!

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Braces 1st Month

(Want to post this a week ago but something's wrong with my blogger again.)

Dear Teeth,

Today marks the day when you have to be put into braces for the next 2 years. It is going to be an interesting 2 years as you will slowly move into place. In fact, I can't wait till the end of 2 years when I am going to have non-protruding teeth. Maybe, my face will be even sharper than now. I cannot wait. =)

I am very guilty that I have to remove 4 of you. 4 strong and healthy teeth. Sometimes, we've got to sacrifice certain things for the sake of beauty. But this doesn't erase the guilt I feel.

I am going to be like new mothers and mark your "growth" by blogging about it. As I said before, this is going to be interesting. And it is certainly a milestone in my life.

Out they go..

I extracted 2 of my teeth on Tuesday.


Here they are:






Didn't expect them to be so long. When I first had them out, I had a mixture of feelings inside me. First, I was guilty. They are healthy, strong, fine-looking teeth! Then, I was sad. After all, they WERE healthy, strong, fine-looking teeth. I was also disgusted. Coz now I have two big gaping holes in my mouth. My brother said that I looked like a witch when I laugh. Sharon told me I looked cute. I shall believe Sharon and practised selective hearing.

I am also excited. I even dreamt about having even, straight teeth. Hee! Can't wait after two years to see the results!

Anyway, these are my "before" photos. Two years later, I shall post the "after" photos.

The extraction of the teeth were not painful. The seperators placed between my teeth are the ones that are giving me pain now! They are placed there to create gaps for the ortho to place the brackets 2 weeks later. They made ALL my teeth super sensitive and super sore. I cannot even eat steamed fish without some discomfort! I have since practised the art of swallowing my food. =(

Going back on Monday to extract 2 more teeth. Haiz... Poor teeth. Going to buy a box with cushions and place my teeth inside. Very xin tong.

Bracing for Braces

Wah.. Finally, my blogspot is working. Havent post anything since there was something wrong with my blogspot.



Anyway, I have decided on this:







Yea! Have already booked the dates to extract my teeth and to put on the braces. I am so excited. On the other hand, I am going to miss my 4 teeth and my buck teeth. After all, they have been with me for more than 10 years.


(Decided to go for metal instead of ceramics because I am going to be very poor for the next 2 years. =( Bear with the ugly metal bah!)