1ST APPOINTMENT

I went to the clinic where my younger sister is currently doing her braces but the receptionist said that Dr Colin Chin does not handle cases like mine (class III underbite). I was given a referral letter to Alfred Cheng Orthodontic Clinic at Mount E. 

Dr Alfred Cheng told me to consider jaw surgery. Without a jaw surgery, the root problem of the jaw structure remains uncorrected. Braces push the upper set of teeth forward and lower set of teeth backwards to give an illusion of correctly-aligned teeth. That will take 1.5 years followed by an implant surgery.

However, prior to the surgery, braces are used to worsen the underbite first. Post jaw surgery, I will then proceed with the normal braces that most people know about. Finally, there will be an implant surgery after the braces stage.

At the end of consultation, he gave me a referral letter to see Dr Winston Tan, an oral and maxillofacial surgeon, for advice. I was in such a dilemma that I just went to Starbucks at Wheelock Place, ordered a bottle of their Carrot Medley, started Googling on Ipad & Whatsapping friends for opinions. 

THE CONDITION

I have hypodontia and an underbite. I decided to forgo jaw surgery and rely on braces to correct the underbite. Will be on braces for 1.5 years & thereafter, I will be doing 1 implant as a substitution for my congenitally-missing tooth. I believe that I'm in good hands (Y) 

Dentist in-charge of braces: Dr Alfred Cheng
Dentist in-charge of implants: Dr Winston Tan 

I got to know about Dr Alfred Cheng through Yina's blogspot (Owner of thevelvetdolls).