Before Photos

I thought it would be appropriate to post some photos of my jaws so that progress can be assessed. Unfortunately I don't have access to any official ones, but here are some home shots of me at various stages of treatment:

These were taken before my surgically assisted rapid palate expansion (SARPE) surgery in July 2006:





And here are a couple of me from 2007, poste SARPE and after my teeth have been moved with orthodontics for the correct position for surgery. You can see how my upper jaw is now much wider and the teeth more prominent. The orthodontist pushed the upper teeth outwards and pulled the lower teeth back to correct their positioning:

In this first one, I am the cute one on the right.



Talking and even closing my mouth properly has become much more difficult. However, I discovered that as long as I keep smiling it tends to hide a multitude of sins!



This one, though deeply unflattering (ugh!), shows the extent of my overbite!