May I just say this.. I just got back home from work.. Yes.. It's 1236am I know.

Ate my dinner, brushed my teeth and my teeth hurts.

It's like someone punching you from the front and you can't help but to allow the pressure to go on constantly on your teeth. Just as you think that you are used to the presence of the braces, the adjustments just have to hurt at this good time of the year.

The brackets especially are hurting badly. It's like someone attaching a rope to your back teeth trying to pull all the teeth against friction.

It's a horrible feeling. I can't eat without feeling any pain. Every bite hurts.

Was sharing the pain with my colleagues today. They told me they like the look of people wearing braces.

-.-.... Wait till you wear one. You'll realize that the look comes along with a lot of pain. 

1st Adjustment of Braces

Finally! The first adjustment after wearing the braces for slightly more than a month.

The tools used to take out your wires and cutting your wires will bring some level of discomfort. To me it was bearable but I could definitely feel the intense pain when the pressure was being added on my teeth. 

The whole process only took around 15-20mins. I must say it was quite a fast process.

The doctor did commented that my plague has some harden deposits between the teeth and that my oral hygiene hasn't been done really well. I'm quite perplexed about the situation though. I brush teeth.. Rinse my

Mouth with a mouth wash.. Use interdental brush yet the plague can still accumulate.

Such a sad story. 

The good thing is, if you've noticed the gap between my two front tooth is gone. 

Day 2: Bonding and Braces

Its been the 2nd day after putting my ceramic braces. I cannot chew on almost all the food I eat so my staple food is going to be only porridge and anything that doesnt require me to bite. This is only going to stop until the ache stops specifically on the back and my front teeth.

I really have to diligently clean my teeth every now and then especially after meals.
Food gets stuck between the braces easily. In order to make sure that I dont embarrass myself with my teeth, I make sure I have a bottle of mouthwash everywhere I go.

I am still trying hard to get used to my new friend. Lets hope tat my buddy braces and I will start to have a blossom love affair for the next 2 years. (:

Day 1: Ceramic Braces

Finally, after so many appointments being postponed... I finally got my ceramic braces on my teeth. (Orthodontist got married... Orthodontist got food poisoning)

It was a fairly traumatizing experience. Especially when the orthodontist started putting the brackets at the back. The tools were being pushed directly against my tooth causing the friction and pressure to ache a hell lot.

The process took around 1 hour for it to be completed.
Its a few hours from now that I've stuck the braces into my mouth. I would say you really have to start re-evaluating the food that you eat. Gone were the days where I could eat anything I wanted to.
Food now has to be easy to chew and soft for me to eat. Most importantly, it is important to keep your teeth clean by brushing it every meal.

A typical Singaporean me decided to exaggerate the existing dental kit that the orthodontist gave by adding more to my collection.

The Special Tooth brush was part of the dental kid that was given by the orthodontist. But the interdental floss and interdental gel (Similar to a toothpaste but is use specifically for interdental floss) were purchased at the hospital's pharmacy. The little box kit was given free when I purchase the brushes.

As usual, I am going to traumatize all of you with how my teeth really looks like now.

The clear braces otherwise known as Ceramic Braces are invisible. Actually technically you can still see them. But i don't quite like the fact that there are so many colors and things going on in my mouth. The ceramic braces comes to me as something more subtle and suitable.

However, I have to be careful with not staining my braces. Avoiding tea and coffee will definitely be a wise choice.

This is the cause of the numerous amount of pain. Especially so when the orthodontist tried inserting this metal cap between my teeth (notice the metal around the teeth). You should be experiencing 4 of such brackets. 

A closer look to the metal brackets at the back.

The next appointment is 1 more month from today.

Lets just pray that nothing really wrong happens.

pain on the wisdom tooth

today, I received a call from the orthodontic clinic telling me that my orthodontist is down with food poisoning and will not be in the hospital to conduct the placing of my braces.

The appointment is being shifted to next thursday instead. 

However, I came out with another issue for my teeth. The wisdom tooth on my bottom left is inflamed. The gums are swollen and have affected the whole area of my left jaw and mouth. 

Such a sad situation. I know I'll have to eat all these medications faithfully. Hopefully by next Thursday, the inflamed area would have been recovered by then. 

Else the oral surgeon That I saw today mentioned about how an extraction of the wisdom tooth would be ideal since it is causing so much of pain. 

Day 5: Orthodontic Spacers

I began to realize this especially today that i am unable to put my jaws together. In the past, I was still able to have a "bad bite". Now as I perform that action, I somehow feel that there will some back molars brushing the other tooth of mine. Maybe this is a clear signal that my teeth have started shifting after placing the orthodontic spacers.

Although I still feel the pain then and there. My threshold for the pain became higher as well. It used to be unbearable. But now it is slightly more accepting. However, one bad habit is That I started swallowing my food instead of really chewing it. Probably that is one of the drawback. 

I started cautioning myself with the choice of food that I eat. I avoid anything hard at all times coz the pain can sometimes be excruciating. It is like having a bad tooth decay and your gums sore as a result. Another bad thing is that you are constantly being paranoid if there are food stuck on ur teeth. 

According to a lot of websites that I have visited.. Seemingly this is a natural phenomenon. With the spacers.. It is easy to mistook that as your "remains of the food that you eat. 

Countdown: 1 day before I put my braces

Worried as hell. 

Day 4: Orthodontic Spacers

Thankfully nothing broke today. (I was referring to my orthodontic spacers)
One of the contributory reasons would probably be because, I am now adapting a new way of eating or rather chewing my food.
I started eating like a giraffe!

Giraffes eat by salivating their food a lot.
They produce a lot of saliva to help them chew their food better. (suggest that they dont really use the force on their teeth to break down the food.)
The salivary glands secretes enzymes to break down all these grass that they are eating.

Ok! Im not trying to be an educator all over again but i was just trying to substantiate my reasoning for why I feel like i am eating like a giraffe.

Back to my teeth! The pain started to spread from the back molar (where the spacers are) to the front of my teeth.

No longer could I rely on chewing my food from the front teeth because even this is giving me a lot of problems.

3 more days before the real bonding and braces will be placed on my teeth.

Worried!!!