My name is Maranda I am having upper jaw advancement surgery soon to correct my class III malocclusion (SP?) underbite. I got braces in March of 2009 (20 months ago)and was soo so happy to be getting them. I am 22 years old and have avoided pictures, smiling, laughing etc. my whole life due to my insecurity of my teeth. I had a lot of crowding on the top of my teeth (couldn't find any pictures of that) but I had to get six teeth pulled to get my braces initially put on. My arches instead of being a "U" shape were more like a rounded "V" shape, and my underbite is/was so bad that you could not see any of my top teeth when I smiled. My lower teeth were straight but arched up like an "n" shape which the braces have fixed. Currently I have one tooth to get aligned and I am ready for surgery. I also have a slight crossbite.. when I find a picture that shows it Ill post.
this is me before my braces... my bottom teeth completely overlap my top which at the time i liked because my top teeth were crowded and weird
this is me a few months after getting braces
my underbite is getting worse from the braces
