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Hello all!

My name is Judy and I am in the Dallas, Texas area. I have been in

braces for almost a year and scheduled for surgery August 3rd. I am

having quite a bit done. I really appreciate the albums you have

generously made available. I am 52 and I have been uncomfortable

with my mouth since childhood. I have had tons of dental work,

crowns, root canals etc. When I checked into getting braces at about

30, I was told that braces would not be of any signifigant help to

me. I tried to accept that and be happy with the way I looked. I did

not have much success. I think Carol Burnett was the first famous

person I heard of having this type of surgery and I started to hope

I would be able to do something. A few years ago I went to a new

dentist, Dr Glenn, she suggested that I have some partials made to

fill in the holes in my smile where teeth were missing. ( As a

child, I had a cyst in my upper jaw and lost a couple of teeth to

that, then I avoided the dentist, my brother had told me they were

going to pull out all my teeth. Okay you get the picture, Lots of

cavities!) Anyhow I told Dr Glenn that I was unwilling to spend

anymore money on a smile I hated, unless it was to do something

radical. Dr Glenn got in touch with an orthodonist who had an

associate and good friend who happened to be an Oral surgeon. Now it

is almost two years later and I am so excited! I have no idea what

kind of real change there will be in my appearance once everything

is said and done, and oh yes the swelling, numbness and bruising

goes away. I hope that I will be able to breathe easier, My lower

jaw is moving out, and my upper jaw moving up and back 5mm. It would

be awesome to be able to shut my mouth without effort and as a bonus

what if I can whistle! I will try to post some pictures soon.

Hope everyone has a great day!

Judy in disguise with braces!