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3rd Adjustment

I skipped my adjustment for two months~ This allowed my jaw to have lots of rest so that I can eat, chew and yawn properly.

Right this moment, I seriously feel that my mouth and teeth together they are being pull right apart!!!

And Dr Lim places two super obvious springs to enhance the space so that the wonder "backup" teeth can start moving to the front... I have popped a Nurofen 15 mins ago and it doesn't seems to be working.. Gosh~ This time, he also used my best friend aka Powerchain to close the gap of my lower front teeth (after what powerchain caused to my jaw, I still have to bear with it)

Jaw not pain...

Alright... Haven't been updating becky's blog.. But that's because I was told to skip one appointment to rest my jaw...

Indeed, it seems like the problem is due to the powerchain.. And without it.. I have been eating a lot more then the initial three months...

Becky is not giving me any problem... But I'm going for my appointment this thur which I'm not sure if my jaw had rested enough... Am I ready to have the powerchain on again?? :( I just got back my appetite...

Let's see what doc says and shall keep you posted...

Becky's Second Ajustment

Love my iPhone simply because it allows me to blog anywhere I go.. Lol

Just finish my tightening session.. Was telling Dr Lim that I have been experience a really stiff jaw for the past two weeks.. There are good days when it doesn't hurt and i can open my mouth properly... But most days it's bad; can't chew, jaw semi-locked and many painful experiences...

Seriously, I was panic worrying it could be TMJ...

Anyway, I identify all my problem to Dr Lim and he checked my bone; see my X-ray and said.. It's not that bad.. Nothing wrong with the jaw bone.. So it's the muscle that is giving problem.. Cause of it?? Unsure.. Since it could be the fast progress and stress given on my teeth.. Could be my life stressing up or my wisdom tooth.. Haha there is one which is impact, so I will have to remove it sooner or later.. Just the matter of time..

I felt so relieve when I was told it's not the bone!! That's the serious part to tell ya the truth.. Phew~

So.. The temporary remedy was to slow down the progress.. No powerchain.. No rubber band.. And observe if it gets better...

The exciting part is... By Xmas my lower set of teeth would be straighten.. Hee that's good news.. Not so good news, upper teeth are moving really slow.. In fact, they hardly move.. :( just gonna be patient over it...

Another good news... Since nothing is being put on to stress my teeth to move fast.. The tightening wasn't that tight... But was still told to take soft food because of my jaw..

That's the update for today..

Picture Update of Becky

Stained!!!

Ahhhhhhh~

Had a cup noodle "Seafood XO sauce"... Stained my powerchain.. now it is bright yellow.. lol

Gotta live with it for another 3 weeks before going to see Ortho.. eeekkk

Compare? Week 6

I need a good sleep.. But...

Did not manage to sleep well last night... I think I got up a couple of times due to the uncomforted feeling of Becky being tighten.. Or could it be the additional four new brackets that had been installed???

Well, this morning I am still able to eat some bread but knowing that won't last me too long.. So drank a glass of soy milk to fill myself up...

Let's see how long this soreness shall last??

Becky gets tightened

Hmmm... Been two hours since my tightening session... No special feeling and I even had my dinner...

Weird =/

Anyway, Dr Lim changed my wired (he reuse the top wire and place it on my below set of teeth instead) and changed a thicker stainless steel wire for the top...And he kept mumbling "gives me better control"... LOL

Anyway, it is a happy day!!

One Month Comparison

Been awhile since i last update about Becky~

Well, everything is good and my first adjustment is on Thursday evening!! Totally excited about it..

Uploaded a comparison of pictures about Becky since day one until 13 September 2010... :)

When is my first adjustment??

Becky is coming into her 4th weeks already... Is suppose to have my first adjustment this week but due to the fact that I'm traveling this week; I gotta delay my appointment.. Unfortunately, the following week, Dr Lim is not in town... So I ended up have to push my adjustment to the 6th week... WTH..

That's my update...Cheers

By iPhone

3 Weeks Progress

On braces for officially 3 Weeks... and the below are pictures taken over the period since day one~ :)

Enjoy~

First Clubbing Session

First clubbing experience with Becky last night... hmmm... it was pretty cool.. Fully dressed up, make up and even tried a sip of alcohol..Johnny and Becky sort of hit it off...

It's Alive!!!

This is too exciting!! I am sure it moved!!! Becky is working her magic and I did realized a gaps in-between my teeth!!!

But today it's confirmed, especially when it is such an obvious improvement~

I am really happy right now... :)

One Week

Well, it had been more then a week that Becky had been in the house...

Everything is just getting better each day.. :) no more uclers, sore and better control of the tooth sensitivity and this means I can rinse and brush my teeth better.. haha

The only thing is that I can chew my food but I am unable to bite... teeth are too weak I guess? And that do make eating difficult..

That's all for this week about Becky~ Stay tune!!!!

Ulcers

Well, still wanting to know about Becky???

She is giving me ulcerssss..... and I mean quite a number of them... On both my gum and lips.. gosh!!!

Teeth are somewhat loose and one particular one got so sensitive I can't even rinse my mouth, drink wanter or even just breathing through my mouth... It hurts real bad when the environment changes.. Can't even touch it..

But again, it is only the third day and all I can do is to keep telling myself, they are moving... Just be patient..:)

Spending My First 24 Hours with Becky

Day One:

OUCH!!! That's what I heard most of the time before I even got Becky on me.. But surprisingly, for the past 18 hours; she has been alright..

Well, for some reason, Becky has a special bond with me... It is normal that you will feel the soreness because this is what braces is suppose to be by moving the teeth to the desire/correct position to provide a better bite and beautiful smile... No doubt, I am expericing sorness and I can't bite into food since this is where the hurting part will come..

Other things that I am currently experiencing is.. I keep thinking I am a doodle right now (you know the iphone game??) and when I try to smile my lips actually scratched wider and bigger so that it can be supported by the wire that pulls the brackets. Right now, my smile is quite bad.. There is no way you can smile beautifully because my mouth area looks puffy~ HAHA But still, I can't really bother that much..

Becky in the House

Well, I have spent 2 hours with Becky already... So far.. we are trying really hard to bond with one another.. LOL A little sore.. Had some painkiller and hoping it helps..

Guess wot??? First day with Becky and I though my Orthodontist would be giving our new found friendship a month to adjust into each other.. But he mentioned that he do not wish to waste time and decided to put "powerchain" to close the teeth extracted gaps... And he mentioned, with that it shall takes about 6 months and targeting to close all gaps by Christmas~ O_O

Took some pictures with my new Iphone4 and will need to take sometime to get my hands on the new phone too.. Before I decide wot is the best way to upload pictures..

Meanwhile, have a good evening and I shall try to crash early...

Metal Band

Well, I finally get to remove these irritating spacers inbetween all my molars...

But this is just the beginning... Almost immediately, my ortho replace it with the metal band... and the following week is the welcome party for Becky?? haha

Right now... feeling pretty much the same as the spacer...a different kind of discomfort but focusing more on the cheek area.. ohh.. I was given some wax to use...

That's all for now folks... :)

Named My soon-to-be-put-on Braces

I have decided to name my braces (even thought she is not being put on yet) - and Yah! It is a "she"... hehehe

And we shall all call her....

REBECCA aka Becky

This not only makes Becky special and since I will be spending lots of time together with her in the near future.. It is only right to name her... LOL I do know that Becky is gonna be giving me a lot of sore and pain, but this is exactly wot friends are for..

Well, for now... We shall wait and look forward to Becky's arrival... :)

Spacer aka Seperator

Spacer dropped off early in the morning...

Called Dr Lim and was told that it is alright.. not required to go back to replace it...

Heng ah!!!! :)

Seperators!!!

When I thought it will be my big day of getting my braces.. But who knows my Orthodontist said that he wanted to take step by step and all he did today was put in the rubber ring for me.. All together 7 of them to make space.. so that next week he can place the metal thingin over my molar i guess...

The receptionist told me that i will feel the soreness after a few hours... So far i do feel a little sore but other then that... not much difference...and some difficulty in chewing..





Next Thursday gotta see my Orthodontist again... Guess he will remove the spacer and do something else to me... By August??? My braces should be on!!! Yea!

Three more days~

Counting down on the days for PamPam to be officially on braces..

Hurray!!

Finally all the nonsense painful event is gone for now... until 22 July 2010...

Heard from some other braces wearer that they did not experience much pain when the braces is being put on. I guess it is subject to individual and I remember them telling me that even when they do need to extract some of their teeth, it was nothing painful for them...

Therefore, taking into consideration that after my extraction (round 1 & 2); I was in pain for a week each time... I believe on 22 July 2010, I will be in pain for at least a week.. LOL

Some lousy pictures taken below are after my teeth extraction;

Wound Infection???

Not too sure if anyone else will experience this, however, for recording purposes i gotta put this down...

As mentioned in my earlier post, it was an almost painless round two extraction. However, the wound started to feel kinda sore these two days.. Especially when i gotta rinse my mouth after my meal... rice is such an irritating size that fits the extracted hole nicely... and if it fall kinda deep in, i gotta rinse harder to flash it out... and guess wot??? For some reasons (hell know wot?).. last night the rinsing mouth got painful.. and my wound hurts badly that i gotta take painkiller (that doesnt help much) and rest early on bed.

What i found out was to keep your head up with pillows and dont try lying sideway (either side, just avoid)... by keeping your head up, it actually helps the pain to be in control and eventually you will fall asleep...

I got up the next morning feeling great but the wound area hurts again i am in cold area or simply if i rinse my mouth with water or salted warm water.. weird...

Tooth Extraction - Painful & Painless

Ahhhh.. the first week during my round one tooth extraction... well, it did not go too well and i was in pain for one week... and amazingly, the pain seems to stop just like hitting the STOP button damn hard and i just don't feel the pain anymore.. lol after that, all i did from Monday to Thursday, was pig myself up with food that i like.. :)

Round One

Dr Tsao was really gentle... he knew that i am really tensed up and he was really skillful and tried to be as careful as possible when he did the anesthetic really slow and ensuring that it is not as painful as i thought it will be... and the extraction begins...

He mentioned that it is difficult to remove my tooth; but at the same time, he kept talking to me and ensure that i am focusing on his topic and i was told to concentrate on my breathing. and within 30 mins, both my upper and lower bicuspids on my right side are out...

i believe i did not manage it well enough when i return home in the evening; i had porridge for dinner (which is not helpful at all); rinsed my mouth cos it stuck inside the wound... and took painkiller... din help much the next morning and somehow, it lasted for a week.

You may wish to know how the "pain" button was being hit on.. Well, that evening while still in pain and i was in my boyfriend's car.. the ride got bumpy while on our way home.... it got so bumpy and some part of my nerve got "shake" and the pain stopped totally.. LOL

Round Two

This time round, i did lots of reading on the "after-care" about tooth extraction and i am telling myself to follow it totally!! No smoking within 24 hours BEFORE extraction; and 48 hours AFTER extraction... Had painkiller before the pain comes (based on first extraction, i tried to remember how long it takes for the anesthetic for round one). And i went through an almost painless process when the anesthetic started to wear off... i also tried keeping my head up for 12 hours and of cos, rinse my mouth with warm salt water after meal. ahhh.. and i tried not to talk or strain my jaw as long as possible.

Next morning, i got up feeling really good and no pain at all (unlike the first round). and was happily doing wotever i like... But i do feel a slight discomfort when i was lying my head on the pillow (chin down) and i guess the pressure on it makes it uncomfortable...

Well, now before i went to bed, i was brushing and flossing my teeth; while trying to floss my right second/third molar; my finger accidentally, knocked onto my new wound and it bleeds a little... rinsed it with salt water again...

under observation for another 12 hours and hopefully, everything will be fine after that...

btw, the below picture is where i gotten online and circled the four tooth that got extracted~ You would have a clearer idea which teeth i am referring to...



:)

Extraction Part 1

Tomorrow, I will be heading to Dr Tsao for my extraction... Only part one... part two of my extraction will be on Friday~

Ewwww...Worry... but this is something i gonna go through... scary~:)

wish me luck

The Beginning~

I guess all I wanted was to keep something about my braces and this decision of mine as a journal...

Well, mom has always been bugging me to put on braces since my schooling days but being PAM; i chose not to. Especially when one of my cousin (8 years younger den me) went for braces, relatives started to nag me about it all over again, i don't even give a damn for years...

But after soooo long, now 25 (coming 26 years old) i finally decided to visit the dentist on personal account whom i got referred by mom to Aaron CTP Dental Surgery located in CBD area.

14 May 2010 - First visit to Aaron CTP and met Dr Tsao.. well, he mentioned that my teeth alignment is really bad and even pointed out that i have wisdom tooth but it is not giving any problem yet and his recommendation was to rinse with salt water every night before i go to bed.. (not quite doing it actually). And due to my bad teeth alignment, i would need to visit a specialist instead...

22 May 2010 - Visit the specialist (Dr Lim) at Mount Elizabeth; a place that i least expected to show up at.. since appointment had been made, i am already going for it, so no hesitation. Dr Lim was really nice i guess.. he asked who referred me over, check my teeth alignment; explained to me how many teeth i need to extract before he can put the braces on... and i was asked to go for Xray (I have 4 wisdom tooths actually), had my teeth imprints, took pictures of my before braces set of teeth.. and finally to book another appointment once i got my extraction done.

If nothing goes wrong, Pam will be having braces on from June onwards and very likely to be a 24 months thingo.

Cheers and good night folks