Finally had my braces on after years of pending and yearning for it! *winks* ;D
After a heavy lunch with popo and yeen yi at a cafe in Pengkalan, yeen yi drove me to the dental clinic which I made my own way up to see the orthodontist.
Firstly, the orthodontist helped to clean up my teeth and proceed on to filing one teeth of the lower jaw. Next, cemented brackets are placed one by one onto each tooth and blue light (UV?) giving off certain heat helped to align the brackets in place. Lastly, arched wires were placed in between spaces of brackets and ligatures helped to hold the brackes and wire in place. The process was quite pain-free on that day.
The orthodontist asked me to come back the next day again for the tightening of the back teeth. That process was extremely painful!
My teeth were numb and painful when I forced myself to have a bite off something.
Tofu and other soft and mashy food are the only edible food source for the next few days after braces were placed on.
Definitely, the whole process is worthwhile when I see myself having nice and straightened teeth in 1 and a half years time. haha