I feel like a mom nagging you but i’ve noticed that some friends of mine (who are 30 and above mind you!) don’t take care of their teeth! They don’t go to the dentist and say they’re scared, and i’m like, dude… if you’re afraid of the pain, NOT GOING is gonna make you have to go through MORE PAIN when something worse happens!

When i was in Bali last week, we had crab for dinner and i asked for a metal crab crusher (i just made the name up) from the waiter. Someone said, “Just bite it!”

What!? Do you know how much money i’ve spent at the dentist!? No way!

I’m really proud of my teeth!

I used to have a stick-out tooth thanks to not wearing my retainers… and have been wearing Invisalign braces since last year (i go to MyDentist). Now i have AWESOMELY STRAIGHT TEETH and smile widely all the time. Most pix of me on my blog 7-9 years ago would be me smiling with my lips closed :p

Also got my teeth whitened with some laser/light (even i don’t know what they did cos i went under anaesthesia so i wouldn’t be uncomfortable and bored).

And just yesterday, i had something done i didn’t even know existed nor that i needed!

I had my teeth patched!

My dentists have been telling me that i brush too hard and that my gums are receding (scary!!) so i’ve been REALLY GOOD and using a soft toothbrush for a year, and consciously brushing a lot softer.

But they are STILL reminding me to brush softly and i said I AM!

Yesterday Dr. Alex just showed me tiny muscles on the inner part of my lips, just above my teeth and gums, and explained that if i stretch THOSE muscles, they pull on my gums and ALSO cause them to recede. Godammit! So many things are making my gums recede!?! I found it really interesting tho, and after that info, realise i put my toothbrush TOO MUCH into the front of my mouth when i brush my front teeth. So it’s stretching those muscles.

Or.

I just thought of something.

Maybe my toothbrush is TOO BIG for my tiny mouth.

So i should just get a kid’s toothbrush -_-

Anyway! Back to how they patched my teeth! It looks so much better now!

(Used a bunny ear to point it out cos an arrow is so boring.)

See how they patched more white enamel atop my two narrow teeth so that the gums don’t *stick out* anymore? Good thing too so i don’t brush on it and make them disappear even more  -_-

After i was done in the room, i bumped into Dr. Melissa’s dad (who owns MyDentist but i don’t know his name… i just called him Dr. tho i almost feel like calling him Uncle cos he’s so warm and friendly) and thought of asking him what is the BEST TOOTHBRUSH i can use right now. I have started asking experts in their field for advice cos it’s their expertise after all! He said that electric toothbrushes are the way to go and to look for the ones that vibrate cos they stimulate blood flow and healthy gums or something like that.

So i googled “Best electric toothbrush 2013” and found this article called The 10 Best Electric Toothbrushes on The Independent. Also found youtube vids and so many reviews on electric toothbrushes… man there are some crazy ones out there! I guess it’s about time i just go invest in a really good toothbrush. Read that the Oral-B Triumph 5000 (check out the fancy name! :p) has some sensor that stops the pulsation of the brush when you brush too hard, so i might read more into that one.

If you know of some awesome best electric toothbrush, please tell me about it! I need to go hound Dr. Boss at MyDentist for the BRAND of the toothbrush (he failed to remember the brand of it that day).

That’s my community service message today! >
Take care of your teeth!
Go to the dentist!
Get an electric toothbrush!
Don’t brush too hard like me!

I go to MyDentist on Jalan Ipoh and it’s so easy to get there by taking the highway. I don’t have to go through a single traffic light from the Penchala Link to MyDentist.
They have allocated parking spots for clients RIGHT IN FRONT of the dentist so no parking probs and time wastage.
Their website is usually working but dunno why it’s not online right now.
Tel: +603 6252 2011 / 6258 5037

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