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The duration of your metal braces treatment depends on various factors such as the severity of crowding or spacing, your bite and the amount of tooth movement required. After your orthodontic assessment, your dentist will provide you with an estimated treatment timeline.

After your braces are first fitted and following adjustment appointments, you may experience some pressure or tenderness on your teeth. Your cheek and lips may also take some time to get used to the brackets. This is normal, and the discomfort usually improves over time.

Not necessarily. At kohe™ Dental, we focus on non-extraction orthodontics. This means that wherever possible, we aim to keep as many of your natural teeth as possible. Whether an extraction is required depends on factors such as the amount of space available, the severity of crowding and your bite. Your dentist will carefully assess these factors before deciding whether extractions are necessary.

With metal braces, you can continue to enjoy most foods. However, it is recommended that you avoid hard, sticky and chewy foods, as they could damage your brackets or wires.

kohe™ Dental is a Baby Bonus Approved Institution, which means that eligible Child Development Account (CDA) funds may be used towards your child’s braces treatment. Our team can help you understand the payment process and whether your child’s treatment is eligible.

Metal braces treatment itself is generally not claimable under MediSave or CHAS. MediSave may be used for certain eligible surgical dental procedures that are medically necessary, including qualifying procedures that may be required before orthodontic treatment. CHAS subsidies may be used for eligible general dental procedures but do not generally cover braces treatment.

Yes, to ensure that your teeth remain in their new positions, retainers are required. Your dentist will advise you on the type of retainer you need and how often to wear it.

Unfortunately, it is not currently possible to use your Medisave CPF or CHAS to pay for braces treatment. 

Medisave can only cover surgical treatments pre-orthodontic treatment like tooth or wisdom tooth surgeries, while CHAS can only be used for general dentistry procedures such as scaling and polishing, dental fillings, or simple tooth extractions. 

If your child is 12 and below, you might be able to use their CDA Baby Bonus to partially/fully pay for their braces treatment. It is also possible to use the CDA Baby Bonus of your child to pay for the treatments of their sibling(s). 

If you are an adult with certain expat dental insurances, you might be pay for part or the full amount of your braces treatment with your insurer. 

The best age for braces is from the age of 10 and above. 

This is because of the following reasons: 

• Most adult teeth have grown out; 
• Starting young can make orthodontic treatment faster and easier as the tooth roots are still in a more malleable, developing stage, and the surrounding bone is less dense.

However, this does not mean that a child below 10 years of age cannot start orthodontic treatment!

There are other early orthodontic intervention tools that can be used to help guide the teeth of your child into the desired positions earlier so that they do not have to take up orthodontic treatment in the future. 

It is not likely that you will be able to do the braces fitting on the same day of the consultation due to time limitations.

In some cases, you might require further dental work like dental fillings, dental cleaning, tooth extractions, surgical removal of buried teeth, or even gum disease treatment before placing on your braces. 

During the 1st visit (Consultation), we spend 30 – 45 minutes discussing your concerns and desired outcomes with you.

Should you wish to proceed with treatment, we also proceed with diagnostic documentation, 3D intraoral scans and photos. 

If your oral health is optimal and you do not require further dental work to be done, we then schedule you for your braces fitting. This can be done on the next day if there are slots available or whenever you are available. 

If you have the intention of placing your braces on the same visit as your consultation, please let us know when booking an appointment. We will contact you for an initial photo assessment of your teeth before informing you whether you are suitable for same-day braces fitting.