Dental Braces

icemaiden

New Member
Hi! I'm getting my braces done soon and i'm wondering if anyone would like to share their experience? Do we have to eat porridge everyday for the next 2 years?
 


vernwyen

New Member
tat's a myth :p i eat whatever i like. Initially you will feel conceious and not used to the pain but after awhile when the pain is gone you can eat for all you want
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But of coz, having soft diet will help in faster movement of teeth
 

icemaiden

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Right ok. Thanks for your feedback spoiltbabe. How about speech wise? Will the braces affect the way you talk normally? Which type of braces did you have? Damon or Smartclips? I'm getting Damons because my orthodontist only uses Damons.
 

vernwyen

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i read from your other thread. You're with Dr Boay right? mi too :D Been on braces for over a year liao. Hmm, initially my words will blur out coz i extracted 4 teeth before fixing up the brackets, plus still not used to having the metals inside my mouth so it will more or less affect the speech. This will improve in time so not to worry abt tat ;)
 

vernwyen

New Member
dun worry too much, Dr Boay is an orthodontist, she is very experience when it comes to braces. I am on Damon 2, cheaper
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Are you on separators yet?
 
Wow.... pretty much good reviews on Dr Boey here...
I'm just wondering what's Damon 2 or Damon 3? I wore braces too bout 2 years bac but I'm not happy wif my ortho's results. When I told him, he's like not doin anything bout it. In fact, I wore my braces for less than 1 and a half years. & when he removed it, I can tell u I'm really not happy wif e results... After that I just wore my retainers for about a year, & never to see my ortho again. Wasted 6k for nothing!!

Do u tink Dr Boey can help me on this? I wanna call e clinic but looks like my story is very long winded... hehe..

Thanks lots!!
 

icemaiden

New Member
Spoiltbabe ~ Hi! Nope, not yet. This will be my 2nd consultation. She said she'll do an xray n study moulds first. And if time persists she may extract my teeth. Taking the wait n see approach. Is this the normal procedure? Or is it on case by case basis?

Larra Hanis ~ You may wish to check out their website at: www.damonbraces.com for more info. I don't even have my braces done yet. Slowly but surely though. $6k for braces is expensive. Which orthodonist were you with?
 
Thanks IceMaiden.
I did mine at an orthodontist in Shaw Centre. Dont tink its appropriate for me to "announce" e name of e clinic here cos some may find him to be a good ortho. Geez *shrugs*
 

fleurg07

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Hi all, is it possible for you all to share with me Dr boay's contacts? I am thinking of doing my braces too. How much does it generally cost? under Dr Boay?
 

vernwyen

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icemaiden:
this is on case to case basis. Some ppl extracted teeth before fixing up braces, some do it after. So it depends on individual.

fleur:
The clinic tel is: 63528738 (toa payoh branch). Mine cost around $3500 which includes a 10% discount for NTUC member.
 

vernwyen

New Member
forgot to mention, the price excludes pre consultation fees, xray, moulding, extractions but includes retainers
 

fleurg07

New Member
Hi Spoiltbabe ,Thanks so much. However, can I check with you, what is the difference between Damon and conventional? Is Damon more painful than Conventional? I saw the link, but it seems the metal brackets are quite awful?
 

vernwyen

New Member
damon suppose to have less tension on your teeth. Throughout my braces period (even till now), i can feel the ache for the first couple of days after each tightening and thereafter i could gobble any type of food :p

I am on metal brackets. You may choose to use the ceramic brackets but i read from other forums tat it will turned yellow if you eat curry/laksa type of food. Price is also my consideration.
 

vernwyen

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it depends on the payment scheme for individual clinics. For mine, i pay half of the full price for 1st payment. Subsequently i paid $200 for each appointment
 

vernwyen

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not too bad... on average the waiting time is 15min
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next tues i'm going to see her for tightening. yipee! another step closer to beautiful teeth :p
 

icemaiden

New Member
Ok. How's your teeth? Is it completely straight now after a year or so? When are you scheduled to remove your braces? Must be exciting! My problem lies in crowded teeth which makes it difficult for me to brush or floss properly.
 

vernwyen

New Member
mine is overcrowding problem too, and i removed 4 teeth before fixing up the brackets. In fact, you can see the crooked teeth started to straighten out at the 4th month. Right now i am waiting for the gaps at upper row to close up and i'm done!
 

icemaiden

New Member
Yeh, Dr Boey did highlighted to me that if i get my 4 teeth extracted it will take slightly longer time for the gaps to close up. She said she will save me from extractions until 4-6mths later. She recommended me to do Damon 3MX which is the same as Damon 2 from what i can see. Both are full metal braces. They phased out Damon 2.
 

icyflame

New Member
I was lucky not to have any teeth extracted then. My teeth were beautiful all along, so strong that my milk teeth are still sturdy when my permanent teeth grow out, my front teeth were crooked! End up having to have braces.
I'm not sure what mine was coz they didn't specifically tell me & it was years ago, was in my primary school days then. Could vividly remember my teeth'll ache for the first few days whenever I go back for check up when they'll change that piece of wire & tighten onto my teeth. Gotta rely on soft food like porridge then. After those few days, everything should go but I was told to reframe from chewing hard & sticky food like apples, gummies etc.

Was put on retainers after about 2 years or so? Find it troublesome to have to remove & soak them in water each time I wana eat and have to brush my teeth after eating before wearing the retainers again, so I 'self-declared' to keep the retainers away after some months. When I went back for checkup one time, the dentist asked if I still wear them, said 'no' & she sort of said my teeth shifted a little, can't wear back my retainers already even if I want to.
 

isobellies

New Member
don't forget to wear your retainers, at least at night, for the rest of your life!!
i had my braces done when i was 12, then 20 years later, i wore it again (but this time invisalign, invisible ones, a bit like retainers), because the teeth had all shifted back. now i wear the retainers religiously
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vernwyen

New Member
yup yup, retainers are very impt to keep the teeth in place, else all our pain and effort during the braces period will be gone
 

storebelli

New Member
hi my teeth were rather neat until my wisdom teeth push it out of place. then i realise my teeth were slightly protuding. can anyone recommend me a dental with reasonable rates. me getting married in jan 2010...
 

justyou

New Member
Dear all!

anyone visited AllSmiles Dental care at Jurong West?

how's their service?
i know Dr oh chin hong is very famous....
how abt other dr?
Dr ethan tan?


anyone did your braces with Dr Phan Kok Leong, Dale?
can share your experience pls?

Thanks!
 

sweetlizzy

New Member
did mine with Dr Wee at Symmetry. He's skilled and professional. Saw a number of brides and moms at his clinic. He's at Farrer Park medical centre. Kiddie is seeing him now.
 

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