Month One

Top teeth, waiting for the canines to move down then connecting them to the archwire. Bottom teeth, archwire's not connected to the molars because the ortho said it'll hurt too much if he did it all at once. Bands on my bottom molars only, top teeth replaced by brackets because one of my bottom molar has a very deep filling.


The color i chose was actually pretty random because i was kind of in a daze when i had my top braces done and just chose that color randomly. Then because i wanted to match the colors so i chose a different shade of green on my bottom one.


Annivesary
top : 20th october, 5pm
bottom : 31st october, 12pm (haloween)


1st month's color :
top - teal
btm - emerald



4 weeks of my tops braces


3 weeks of my top braces

Day 1 of my btm braces

Spacers(the blue things) on my btm teeth(stained green and dark blue -.-)

Day 1 top braces

Teeth aft extractions

Teeth b4 extractions

Any suggestions of what color i should get for next month? I was thinking of getting black or something because i'll be overseas, if i get black i would be able to eat almost anything without staining xD

Bottom braces go on!

Whoo, bottom braces went on yesterday, and i chose green for the ligs xD a darker shade of green, like spring onions. Will post up pictures soon xD cya~

Braces go on!

Haha cool, i got my top braces on yesterday xD i got my teeth cleaned and then they polished it and dried completely before putting the braces on..

I can only see the braces on my first two teeth because the two beside it were squeezed behind the front teeth due to crowding. The canines are up there at the gums waiting for it to move down. So i guess it looks pretty cute, like a rat.

Beside my front teeth i have plastic tubings going over the wires, and the wired are pretty thin! Luckily.. Tied to the plastic tubings are the brackets of my canine so that they'll move down. Cleaning was fine, but my back teeth kinda hurts while brushing. There isnt any pain, but feeling sore.

At first i thought i wouldnt be getting spacers below, but to my disappointment, the ortho got it on =( Whatever, but it doesnt hurt at all. Going for a buffet later, class outing. Its lame but i dont want to miss my class outing xD

Had two weird dreams just now, one was that my ortho polished my teeth so much that it led to vertical cracks on my left front tooth, and i showed my mom then she pushed half of my teeth out -.- the second one was that a few brackets together with one perma molar fell out. I was so freaked out but was relieved when i woke up realizing it was a dream.

Anw, that's about all. Will update photos soon! Hope the pain goes away xD

Extractions (Part1)

Had my extractions today, 4 injections on the top right and bottom right. Had two teeth extracted, wasnt painful.. The injections were probably hurt more than the extraction. My roots were just average length, i kept my teeth xD Going go have another extraction on the top right next week, one baby teeth one permanent teeth.

Updates coming soon~

Appointments scheduled

Had all my extraction and putting on of braces appointment scheduled. Hope it goes well. Im a little afraid of the extraction part because im scared it'll hurt alot. As for the putting on of braces im not that afraid because i dont know why either.

My extractions will be on the 3rd and 10th of october, and my braces would be put on separately. Top first followed by bottom, top braces on 20th oct and bottom ones on 31st. I havent told the dentist which i wanted because i wasnt sure which i wanted, from top metal bottom ceramic.. Then top ceramic bottom metal.. I thought it would be pretty cool to have colored ligatures on ceramic braces. My orthodontist said it defeats the purpose of putting on ceramic ones, plus they are more expensive. So i shall stick to the ones that i can put color on! Metal and metal.

The good thing is : I DONT NEED SEPARATORS! Haha, its great, i think they'll be putting tubes instead. I heard it'll break off easily but who cares! Looking forward to seeing myself in braces.. Hope i wont look too weird. Tune in for more updates on my extraction!

Oral Surgery

Mentioned about the surgery thingy previously.. 2 days passed after the operation, and im recovering well! Let me type out the procedures on that day..

First the surgeon rubbed a gel sort of thing with a cotton swab onto my gums where he was going to operate on, i think it was to numb it so that i wouldnt hurt that much when he injected. Then he injected three times around the area of the tooth in front, and three times behind. It didnt hurt at all, but it swelled up quite a bit. Then he told me to rinse my mouth, but the numbing came too fast that the water just spurted out while i was rinsing.. Embarassing man, but couldnt control. The injection anesthetic liquid was brown. Pretty disgusting.. Then he covered me in some surgical cloth from my chin and below, then from my forehead too. I wore protective eyegear too. I couldnt see what was going on in my mouth, but i roughly know what they did.. First he cut into the skin where it was covering the tooth that hadnt erupted to expose it, then he tried to pry it out of the gums. But, the gums or nerves was holding it too tightly in that he tried VERY LONG just to get it out. He got most of the tooth out, but he told me that there was still a small portion left between some nerves, then he took quite some time too.

Finally, the long awaited moment came! He got it out xD Then he began stitching the flap of skin back onto the gums.. The needle was like a fish hook, then he stitched between two teeth to make sure that it would stay. He poked through the middle of two teeth, causing a hole in between, then he also stitched the gum if the tooth beside it. Now, i can feel the some threads sticking out(supposed to be like that). Its pretty cool actually.. The thread is good because it can dissolve into the gums, and i dont have to go through the agony of removing it. I thought it would hurt, but i just felt a little tired for some time, then it was okay after that, felt totally fine.. Luckily i had a ice pack to remove swelling, but it didnt help much anyway because it didnt hurt much..

The doctor advised not to eat hot foods and take in food that are more fluid-ly.. Porridge is great, had mushroom hotpot congee with a raw egg beaten in while its still piping hot. YUMMY! Then had chicken mushroom porridge today. Both are great.. I love porridges.

Before the Braces (1)

Wow, the braces are coming on in 1 and a half months to two months time, and im really excited! Can't wait to get them on and change colors every month! So, what inspired me to start this blog was to trace the experience of life without braces, with braces and after braces!

Im 15 this year, and i cant wait to get into those metals xD Im having oral surgery on Tuesday, 8 September. Its to remove the tooth that hasnt erupted so that it wouldnt hinder the process of the braces later on. And after the surgery, i'll need to remove 3 more adult teeth and one baby tooth. And when im finally done, i'll wait till my end of year exams are over on 16 October before i can get them on. I really cant wait!!

More updates on the operation coming soon!