My teeth has gone through a lot. A lot of dentists visits, orthodontists visits, and even implant surgeon visits.
I grew up with not-perfectly aligned teeth. It was not too bad, but it is the case of overcrowded teeth. I suppose I must be thankful that I have small mouth with big-sized teeth ( that can still be saved, hurray! ) compared to having a big mouth with small teeth.
And then during my teenage years, I was naughty and pillion ride on my ex-boyfriend motorbike, which with him as a driver is not the best place to be. We met with an accident and I lost one of my front teeth. Besides that, the whole alignment of my teeth was moved because of the impact and the space of the missing tooth. For the next few years, the missing front tooth has always been replaced by a denture. A one-tooth denture which is so uncomfortable because it is not that fitting as a whole mouth denture, and I miss crunching on apples, biting on corn in a cob, etc.
Community service message courtesy from Shurainian.blogspot.com : Please remember to "appreciate" your front tooth because you won't realize how useful it is until you lose it!
No one knows about it, except my family and a few close people in my life. Not that I am ashamed of it, but it gets so uncomfortable if a person looks at my tooth instead of looking at my eyes when speaking to me. I like taking of my tooth for my family member to see! It just clicks in and out. Lol
I realised I must get an implant quickly, but before that I will have to have braces fitted to get my teeth back into alignment and then have my implant that will feel like a real tooth! I got my braces eventually, and to make the long story short, I am near the end of my braces and have a temporary crown on my missing tooth to be replaced by implant soon.
I realized that I haven't been updating on my braces progress since 4 months ago. So let's see where I am now, from Aug 2010 until May 2011.
Upper Teeth
 |
| Aug 2010 |
 |
| Sept 2010 - after 1 month |
 |
| Jan 2011- after 5 months |
 |
| May 2011 - after 9 months |
Please excuse the yellow bands around my braces, I ate curry on that morning. Lol.
What? Did you say you see no difference at all? Pictures can be deceiving :)
The difference is at 9 months, I had
all my wisdom teeth taken out. As the straightness of it is already sorted out (excluding the missing tooth), my Orthodontist was working more on my bite as well as pushing the teeth to the back. Also, if you look carefully, you will see thin wires twisting around each brace. This is to tighten the gap between the teeth.
Another difference is the fake middle tooth (on the right, my left) has been replaced with a temporary crown. The colour of the crown is not right, but as long as it is just temporary and not permanent, I am not fussy about it. But the dentist promised me that before he implant the permanent tooth, he will make sure that it's perfect :)
Lower Teeth
 |
| Aug 2010 |
 |
| Sept 2010 - after 1 month |
 |
| January 2011 - After 5 months |
|
|
 |
| May 2011 - after 9 months |
Again, please excuse the yellow bands :) Besides the fact that it needs to be pulled to the back a bit, my Orthodontist is pretty happy with my bottom teeth. Just need it to maintain their places and that gums are healthy.
Previous posts on my Ceramic Braces Progress :
Again, great progress!
ReplyDeleteYou shouldn't apologize about the yellow bands. Mine is worst. I am a naughty one for I smoke, drink coffee, eat curry and turmeric rice hahahaha that's worst! But hey.. life must go on and enjoyed to the max even though you are on braces hahahahaha anyhow we put them on and decide on ceramic at our own risks.
By the way, I hope you don't mind me following your blog so I can also follow your progress.
Have a great day, Shu!
Regards!
Clarissa
Hi, how much did you do the implant for?
ReplyDeleteSo how long are you expected to stay in those braces?
Hi Sue,
ReplyDeleteI am now staying in Cape Town ( South Africa ) so I paid in South African Rands and not Malaysian Ringgit.
My Orthodontist said on August 2010 that I will be wearing the braces for 12-14 months which means it should be until October 2011, but since it looks good now, he said by July/August I should be ready. However remember that the longer you wear your braces, the more time the teeth has to "settle in". As long as it is before my wedding in December, I do not mind !
Hi Shu Wen,
ReplyDeleteYa thats right, you are in Cape Town.
Looks like it won't be long before you are off ur braces.
Congrats on your wedding! :)
I recently came across your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I don’t know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog, I will keep visiting this blog very often.
ReplyDeleteAre Ceramic Braces Painful?
Your blog provided us with valuable information to work with. Each & every tips of your post are awesome. Thanks a lot for sharing. Keep blogging, arts and crafts
ReplyDeleteI have to administrative which i carry out as if your weblog. It’s not as thousands other folks, but somewhat various rendering it far more intriguing and readable. Thank you companion for conducting a good task. Only one consider – include your mention of an individual articles https://www.loyangpoint.com/understanding-the-ups-downs-of-different-retainers/
ReplyDeleteI'm glad I found your braces journey, I had braces and I got them off 7 months ago.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this post. I'm very intersted in this topic. Bundaberg vets Controlling ache and irritation in canines is simply potential with drugs given every day. Contemplating the generic type of these medicine won't solely prevent cash however, nonetheless be very efficient and protected in your canine. So, ask your vet concerning the pet medication obtainable and the mix you need to be utilizing.
ReplyDelete