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I am really glad that I finally made up my mind to put on braces at the age of 27. Hmm.. 27, it's like somewhere in middle... alittle old to have braces but never too old... but I kinda figured out that I still have so much time ahead of me... I might as well get my teeth done up nicely. Oh yes, I do have a grinding habit at night when I sleep... I start noticing some of my teeth shifting places in the recent years.. my family dentist also encouraged me to get braces to correct my bite to reduce and hopefully, stop the habit.

The next 1.5 years is going to betough... some sacrifies to be made but I know I can do it!.. hehe.. I wanted to get this diary started to encourage myself and also to share with everyone the things I am going thru.

First Consultation : 30 March 2010 1.30pm

Went for my first consultation at Dr. Alfred Cheng's office at Mount Elizabeth Hospital. We discussed the treatment program, period, costs and stuffs. He told me I will need to extract 6 teeth including 2 wisdom teeth and my treatment period is 1.5 years. As Dr. Cheng does not do extractions, I made an appt with my family dentist at De Pacific... I had 2 wisdom teeth extracted there.. it was all good.

So, for the first consultation, I had the mouldings, xrays, photo-taking done and 8 separators were inserted in between my molars to create space. The first day was fine... i managed to have rice for lunch and dinner... but my gums and teeth hurt like hell for the 2nd and 3rd day ... cant chew.. only liquid diet... in fact, i'm still on liquid diet but after the 3rd day... the soreness and pain don't bother me that much unless i eat. Who knew these small blue rubber rings can cause so much agony...

Next Appt : 7 April 2010 4pm