I'm gonna take this blog FOR REAL from now on and I'll try my very best to update EVERYDAY. It's a promise!
Before I tell you what happened today, I should tell you that I have been wanting to get my braces done. My teeth aren't THAT bad but it is a little front and getting worse so I might as well get them braces done :)
Alright, here's what happened today..
I woke up at noon (trying to savor my precious sleeping moments while I'm still in school break) and head to a government dental clinic situated at Bt. 9, Hulu Langat but before I could, I have to go to my school to get my Guarantee Letter (cause if you're a student and you're seeking for service at a government clinic, you're gonna need that letter to register).
And so, I went to school to go and get it. Not much story there, so I might as well skip :)
So, we're on our way to the clinic ('We' as in my mother and myself). When we arrived, I then registered and do all the registering stuff (fill in the form etc.). Then we waited...
It wasn't that long cause my number is the next number they called! And so, I went in and sat inside the dentist chair. My mother told what our plan was and so the dentist said she wanna clean (scale) my teeth first and then ask another dentist (A senior dentist than her?) to check my teeth later to give opinions.
And so she scaled. I've been to the dentist before but this is the first time I went to the government's. The only clinic I went to was a private one near Leisure Mall called Tham Clinic (sorry if I got the name wrong. it's been a while since i went there. a LONG while). I'm not rich so I actually couldn't afford to go on frequent check-ups like everyone else. I only go when the cash is enough (enough to squeeze that is), though it is always off budget. I go maybe around once in 2 years or more seldom than that (not consistent).
As I recall it, scaling is like a tickle in my teeth. The dentist will use her instruments and scale through my teeth and finally she'd brush my teeth with some strawberry toothpaste and ask me to gargle and spit in the 'sink'. I feel so pampered in the dentist chair :)
But then today, I never expected anything like it. The chair: HARD. It gave me a headache till now! Oh my.. Ignoring the non-air-conditioned air, the second dentist asked me to hold an instrument. I had no idea what it was knowing that I am an ignorant patient who doesn't know the functions of the instrument being held, I was stunned. (at Tham, they NEVER ask me to hold ANYTHING)
The first dentist then took over, sticking this 'drill-like' instrument in my mouth, 'drilling' against the surface of my teeth. Straight away, she took my hand (the one holding the x instrument) and stick the instrument in my mouth. Now I know what it does ==" Its the one that sucks the excess water in your mouth out of your mouth! To myself I said "Oh.". And you know what's the best part? It HURT. No wonder they always portray kids who fear dentists. Even scaling hurts! I was speechless by then.
After that they ask me to wait outside until they called again. I went out without a word. I couldn't talk cause my teeth hurts. :( Not long after, we got called in again. And we met the senior dentist (not senior in age, but wiser in job). She tells us my teeth aren't that bad until I need braces. She said my teeth are only front by 3mm, serious cases that needs attention is like when the teeth are front maybe by 6, 7 or even 9mm. And if I still wanna get it done, right after I take it out it might eventually return to its original state. But still, she is gonna refer me to a specialist which is by next month. She said that we're probably gonna get the same advice as how she gave and maybe they won't want to do braces on me. And the bomb was if I get to be on the waiting list, I'm gonna be on it for 5 years :O
I might as well just go for it, you know. It saves a lot of bucks. I should've done it earlier, then I could have it on by now.
Well, that's all that happened today. I'll update on what's going on tomorrow tomorrow :D
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