The Natural Bite

I recently received this comment from a reader:

Everyone’s situation is going to be custom. That said, there are a few things you can do to increase the likelihood that your insurance company will provide maximum.
What to Know About Insurance Companies (and How To Deal)

1. The person who answers the phone at the call center most [...]

For the past week and a half, I’ve been visiting Seattle, the city where I grew up and where my mom still lives.
Though it’s the biggest metropolitan area in the Pacific Northwest outside of Vancouver, BC, it sure feels like a small town.
In my short stay, as during all my previous visits, I’ve bumped into [...]

I mentioned in my last post that that my wires would be ’sectioned’ as part of the end of braces.
This means that the back sections of my wires were clipped and taken off of the brackets (and removed from my mouth). What’s remaining is the section of wire attached to my top four teeth, and [...]

There have been some really great questions in the Comments section from this blog. Instead of hiding them there, I’m surfacing them (and my responses) for your reading pleasure!
From Kathryn
Submitted on 2009/01/07 at 5:11pm
Hi Susan
You’ve done a wonderful job with this blog. I’m going through the whole jaw reconstruction process just behind you, and I [...]

Last week I was up in Seattle visiting my mom. She, like me, has an underdeveloped upper jaw, giving the impression of a flattened area above the lip and a slight underbite.
My parents are still married, but my dad has been spending much of his time the past few years working on his company in [...]

A reader named Jen recently asked about changes to my nose after my upper jaw surgery.
Did my nose get wider and flatter? Did anything change with my cheeks?
Well, there are plenty of photos on this site, so taking a look through those will let you form your own opinion. The photo here was taken a [...]

Abso-f*ing-lutely!
Ken, your jaw surgery is tomorrow (today?) and I would wish you luck, but you won’t need it
You may feel nervous, but trust yourself and the experts - you are ready.
Six reasons why I don’t regret a thing (and you won’t either):
1. I had a serious need to have my bite problem corrected. Now [...]

After my upper jaw advancement surgery exactly 2.5 weeks ago, I wanted my facial swelling, crusty lips, and general mask-like appearance to go away as quickly as possible so I could see what I was really going to look like for the rest of my life. I had very little swelling for the first [...]

A quick tri-shot. My swelling is almost all gone, and I can make big smiles again. Today I sort of ‘ate’ a very soft scone (shhh… don’t tell Dr. Li, my dentist, or my Chinese medical practitioner!), was semi-productive while working from home, and started feeling nostalgic for the good old jaw surgery days…

Su*Blog, while still cute to people whose names contain the special double “Su,” was not cutting it as a title that got this blog’s meaning across.
Adult braces and jaw surgery of any kind involve months or years of contemplation, lots of cash or credit, a full loving entourage of supporters, and the Web.
The Web, and [...]