piCtuRes AgAiN

 Around september and october of last year..

my lower teeth.. which is aligned properly already.. sorry for the picture quality.

Ugly duckling stage

This is what my orthodontist told me, she said now I have to bare with the horrible look..

I have difficulties in putting my lips together. I have to strain my muscles to close my lips. 

And I feel hard to control my mouth also. Sometimes if I don't take care, saliva will flow out, or if I am eating, food will come out.. ( terrible and embarrassing scene)

Speaking is also become a challenging task for me, some words I couldn't pronounce properly. Sigh, pronouncing is already so difficult for me and I have to do it for so many times for people to catch my words.. 

current phase of my treatment

Well.. I haven't update this blog for such a long time.. So my treatment has advanced further than what I have written here.
First, the orthodontic treatment for my lower teeth has done. Every tooth has nicely settle in their own place.
Second, now my orthodontic treatment is focusing on closing the gap between my premolar and molar, and also the front teeth protrusion.
Now I have to visit my orthodontist every month and closing gap is quite a painful procedure as the doctor will put wires and elastic band to pull the teeth together. So I have to be on soft diet after the treatment.

pIcTureS!!

bracket replace by molar band

my upper back tooth bracket came off while i was brushing...
well, it is not a god experience as the wire keep on piercing my cheek...
then i have to go back to my orthodontist to fix this...

so, what's the outcome?
my tooth surface is not 'fit' enough now for the bracket to stick on it...
so i have a molar band instead...
if compare with bracket, molar band will make you feel slightly uncomfortable as it is a metal band that coil around your tooth..
but the advantage is it sort of a barrier to the tooth surface and protect it from direct contact to the food and it helps to in remineralizing of the tooth...

little bit about my speech + the cost...

I have been lazy recently..
I just had my 3rd visit to the orthodontic clinic but I haven't take any picture of myself yet, because my camera is not functioning..

And ya, I will look worst before surgery as the treatment now is to pull my lower teeth out.
It is just a transition stage..
But I have difficulty in speech, especially English. So please don't mind if my pronunciation is not correct or you can't get what am i talking about.

And many people will ask me about the cost...
For orthodontic treatment, it depends on the area.. in KL the cost will be higher compare to Penang..
Roughly it will be around 5k to 7k, for orthonagthic surgery case, because the treatment duration will be longer, as the patient has to undergo 2 phases of orthodontic treatment, which is before and after the surgery.
For surgery, also depend on whether you choose govern or private hospital. What i heard is they do it for around 10k in UM hospital.. In Penang, the surgeon I have consulted is working in private hospital, so the cost he estimated is around 20k to 25k for one jaw.

EAT it in my WAy

Lots of food I have to either eat like a lady or eat like the ancient people (using my hand to tear the food)

Apple... slice or juice ( lazy people like me just quit eating apple after putting on braces)

Corn... cup corn would be nice

Biscuit... one of my food... but not chunking my teeth on it... have to put it into small pieces like what the mother do for their baby...

Ice cream... yup... without cone... ( have to eat behind of people if it is with cone, you can imagine how it looks like to tear the cone with your fingers with the ice cream melting out..)

Nuts.... I eat nuts (secretly.... shhhh don't tell anyone) nuts are quite forbidden food for people who having braces... but eating nuts is like running up a hill while you are having leg muscle ache..

But actually I am consider quite lucky as I can still eat. Most of the people I know can't eat especially after the orthodontic appointment every month.