I took a day off work cos I'm getting:
*TADA*
Yes... I'm getting braces... after many years of procrastination. The metal braces will cost $3800. Ceramics will cost about $4300. I think with that kind of price difference, I will just get the metal braces and a wii console with that extra $500 I saved!!!
Surprisingly, I need not extract my molars for the braces cos apparently there'll be too much gap if I did. So the orthodentist suggested that I had contouring (filing my teeth down by 1mm.. sounds painful) done 8 months from now to create sufficient space (3mm on lower jaw and 5mm on upper jaw.) If you do the maths, that makes 8 teeth that needs filing... oh man. The good news is, my teeth aren't as bad as I thought it was... it'll take 19 months of braces (that's less than 2 years.... most pple wear it for 2 years.. at least) and then followed by months of retainer... but all looks good. I'm looking forward to whitening my teeth of cos... =)
Right now, I have separators fitted in between my molars and premolars to create a gap for fitting the bracket next week or the week after. This is what it looks like...
On a totally irrelevent note, it feels soooooooooooooooooooo good not having to wake up early to go work. I shall wake up at 7.30 tomorrow, leave at 8, reach by 9. Perfect!
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