took two days leave from work....went to mt elizabeth medical centre to put braces yesterday.....i decided to put on braces as my bottom teeth is crooked and my cousin xin mei will also be putting braces......and of coz there are pros and cons of putting braces...initially i was horrified of going to the dentist but when i went there for consultation, the dentist told me that most of the patients there did not extract their teeth when they put braces.....and although he said there might be a chance that i have to extract my teeth, he is willing to try to put the braces on without extracting the teeth....that is kiv...keep in view. so i booked an appointment yesterday and went to put braces.....my appointment was at 11am but i waited till 11.30am.....then went for the x-ray, followed by photo-taking, then created a study model, cleaning of teeth and finally putting of braces......it is really not as bad as what other people described the process to be.....the braces are glued onto the teeth and there is no injections required to soften the gum.....everything was completed after 2 hours and i must say that it is really not as scary as i thought......dentist is very skillful and he will always tell me what is the next procedure and this allowed me to have mental preparation.......perhaps i'm willing to put braces is because i do not have to extract my teeth now...but i really hope that i do not have to extract my teeth too in the future.....pray hard.....pray........the dentist described the pain as muscle ache in the mouth......and i rewarded myself with an ice-cream which i bought from paragon after putting braces.....haha....i guess the aching effect is still tolerable in the morning but when it is nightime, i start to feel more pain from my teeth.....i couldn't sleep yesterday and i only managed to fall asleep at 3am.....and the first thing that i thought of when i woke up is.......FOOD! i kept thinking of sushi, pizza, etc.....omg....i can't eat them for the time being but i really hope i can eat them soon.....dentist said that my speech might be affected for one week but in my case i can still talk normally.......and i was angry with myself for not being able to bite onto certain food e.g bread or fruits......i din want to give up and thus i tried chewing on a banana.....and found out that it is painful and not possible to do that.....although the dentist said that most patients will only be able to eat normally after 1 week, and in some cases longer than that, i was trying hard to do the impossible....lol....am i too harsh on myself or do i want to create a miracle?hmmm....i really hope that i can chew like the past after a few days....or else i will be missing out of the good food in singapore....ahhhhhhhh......i can't live without a scissors......anyone who is interested to know more about braces can click on this link: http://www.braces.com.sg/index.html