My Braces Story

Salam..

I have been dreaming of having the braces on since in the primary school to be honest but got put off several times before finally had them on 11 years afterward. Ever since I have this metal displayed on my teeth, the questions I got asked a lot were, 'Does it hurt?' and 'How much does it cost?'. I'm pretty sure almost all the braces wearer have come through these kind of questions. So I'm writing this bit in hope that it will benefit for those who are planning to wear braces :)

The answer to the first question is, it doesn't hurt as much as what you might have heard from other people. But even if it does, it is still tolerable. It's all about your mindset. Actually the pain is a subjective thing I would say. Or maybe I just have a high pain treshold for this one. Hehe. 

There will only be a slight pain for the first week, so you'll find it troublesome to consume any solid food. At this moment, porridge has become my best friend. It didn't bother me that much having to eat porridge all the time. At least I was no longer indecisive thinking of what to eat as there's no option apart from porridge and above that, I'm good at making a nice one. Hiks. 

The only problem I have was during chewing because the upper and the lower teeth did not touch each other so well, therefore food were never properly bitten off. Most of the time I felt like I just stuffed them inside my mouth, chewed 4-5 times before swallowing them down the stomach and let my digestion system finish up the rest of the job. Haha. Now it gotta work harder. Besides, I found that I have to put extra care when chewing and got panicked a few times thinking of the brackets might come off from its place.

Regarding of the cost, it would vary from one place to another place. I did quite a lot of survey with the help from Mr Google, for sure. In this case, you have to take into account not only the price, but the location and the dentist as well. After scanning through the reviews, I decided to do mine at Klinik Pergigian Aina in Kajang. The dentist, Dr. Aina is an experienced one and she offered free consultation if you want to first discuss about the braces. The total damage of mine was RM 4k (excluding X-rays and scaling). Luls. But it's not a lump-sum payment. They will ask for the deposit which was RM 1500 and the remaining balance can be paid off monthly.

2016 new look.. eh not so new hiks

Till the, Assalamualaikum..