Hey everyone !
I've been wandering around this website for a few weeks now and thought I'd introduce myself . I've just turned 20 and decided to get braces for myself this year hehe.
My initial concern was a protruding mouth (asian background if that matters) and also a small gap between my two front teeth, however the majority of my teeth are quite straight already. After the first consultation, I was told i also had a slight underbite, hence my slower lip sticking out. Then after taking x-rays and coming back for my second consultation, i was told i had slight crowding and that my wisdom teeth are not given enough space grow out.
Now I'm just waiting to get 4 second premolars removed in the next two weeks! Just a little nervous but I'm actually looking forward to it.
Bye for now ! =D
PS. How do I upload an image? lol
NEWBIE - getting braces soon!
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Thanks gokix!
Just figured out how to upload some photos :
Teeth
Mouth
There is a chip in my front teeth but my ortho said he'd fix it along the way.
Also the treatment time is 2 years and retainers for around 18 months?
I didnt think my teeth were that bad to be 2 whole years! But I guess my side view sucks because my mouth seems to be poking out.
Anyways I will post up more pictures in Braces Stories once I get my braces on!
Right now I'm just looking for tips on how to prepare for teeth extractions and putting on the braces, stuff like what foods should i eat as much as possible before i can't anymore hehehe and will my mouth look larger once the braces are on .
Also...my orthodontist didnt mention anything about spacers but my teeth seem pretty tight!
Just figured out how to upload some photos :
Teeth
Mouth
There is a chip in my front teeth but my ortho said he'd fix it along the way.
Also the treatment time is 2 years and retainers for around 18 months?
I didnt think my teeth were that bad to be 2 whole years! But I guess my side view sucks because my mouth seems to be poking out.
Anyways I will post up more pictures in Braces Stories once I get my braces on!
Right now I'm just looking for tips on how to prepare for teeth extractions and putting on the braces, stuff like what foods should i eat as much as possible before i can't anymore hehehe and will my mouth look larger once the braces are on .
Also...my orthodontist didnt mention anything about spacers but my teeth seem pretty tight!
good idea
yeah that's what I did. I ate as much as humanly possible before braces. Now I'm ok to eat tho. I eat just about whatever I ate before just now I have a toothbrush handy. It's worth it in the end I'm sure.
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Hey Ming!
Welcome to the club. Although I'm not in it myself, but I have my brackets on and I just got my 4 premolars removed last Thursday. Wires this Thursday!
I'm in the same boat that my teeth weren't THAT bad, straight for the most part, but I wanted to get smaller looking lips and rid of my overbite as much as possible.
I only had spacers put in my back 2 top teeth, so I think it just depends on how close your back teeth are to each other.
The first 2 days after extractions were pretty rough; I ate only jello, mashed potatoes, and pudding (like a pelican at that, because of my undying fear of dry socket). Yesterday I did graduate to chicken noodle soup, and today I had my first "real" meal of some takeout chinese! So I think I'm good to go And you should expect the same.
And honestly? Eat all the sticky stuff you can If you are a fan of swedish fish, make sure to gobble those up! 'Cause once you get spacers in, the ortho STRONGLY recommends you stray away from them
Welcome to the club. Although I'm not in it myself, but I have my brackets on and I just got my 4 premolars removed last Thursday. Wires this Thursday!
I'm in the same boat that my teeth weren't THAT bad, straight for the most part, but I wanted to get smaller looking lips and rid of my overbite as much as possible.
I only had spacers put in my back 2 top teeth, so I think it just depends on how close your back teeth are to each other.
The first 2 days after extractions were pretty rough; I ate only jello, mashed potatoes, and pudding (like a pelican at that, because of my undying fear of dry socket). Yesterday I did graduate to chicken noodle soup, and today I had my first "real" meal of some takeout chinese! So I think I'm good to go And you should expect the same.
And honestly? Eat all the sticky stuff you can If you are a fan of swedish fish, make sure to gobble those up! 'Cause once you get spacers in, the ortho STRONGLY recommends you stray away from them