The Natural Bite

When I first announced to a group of old friends from college that I was considering braces and jaw surgery to fix the underbite that had plagued me since age 7, their reactions ranged from, “Are you sure? You should get a second opinion. Or, a third opinion!” and “Why?! You look FINE! You don’t [...]

Why get jaw surgery?

There are many many different reasons why people are referred to jaw surgery. They can include all sorts of bite deformities (cross bite, open bite, underbite, overbite) as well as sleep apnea. Other jaw bloggers run the gamut, so check out their blogs and cases. In my case, I had an underbite [...]

After five phone calls to my insurance company, and at least that many conversations with the hospital, anesthesiologist, and surgeon’s office, I finally have a vague idea how much this is all going to cost me.

Yep, that’s right, it’s only vague. One thing I’ve learned is that many patients won’t know the exact amount until [...]