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Hi guys! My name is Ashley. I'm 19 years old (though everybody thinks I look 14!). Anyways, I have a unique situation. My top jaw is like 3 times too small and narrow for my lower jaw. My mouth is very tiny. Because my upper jaw is so tiny, I have much crowding and my two front teeth have been pushe...

Well, got my insurance letter back and got denied. BUT thank god I have my father stepping in and taking care of the surgery cost for me otherwise I don't even know what I would be doing! :!: I will be calling my oral surgeon on monday to schedule the surgery date for like 9-10 days from now if not ...

I saw my orthodontist again this morning and all is well! My expander fits and I'm officially ready for surgery any day now! Just waitin' on the confirmation of my insurance if they do decide they want to pay for it. :roll: But anyways, SUPER pumped for everything to get done! I so cannot wait to ge...

So here's the pictures of how everything looks! VERY ugly to me. Severely dislike them and I CANNOT wait to fix this.

Hi! I'm about to have the SARPE surgery so these recipes and soft foods are going to be GREAT for what I'm about to go through!
Thank you all! It is much appreciated!
-Ashley

Hi! I've heard about this. I personally don't have nasal issues at all BUT my upper palate is so tiny that I might just be used to breathing like this when I could be breathing so much better! I have a REALLY tiny and narrow upper jaw. And I mean so tiny that it forced my two front teeth to be in th...

hi! sounds like you're ready for braces? I know I am but my upper jaw is WAY too tiny and narrow for them yet. I'm getting the SARPE surgery. (surgically assisted rapid palatal expansion) soon to widen my jaw out a bit and THEN braces for up to 2 years! lucky me, huh? :) plus, I have all 4 wisdom te...

Hi! I never even knew about the TPD until I just read this post. I'm having the SARPE soon with the traditional RPE device and I'm thinking that's the easier way to go? sounds like it to me. Neither sounds "fun" but I guess I'm more comfortable with the SARPE because I know a lot more abou...

Hi! I'm having my SARPE surgery very soon too. Just wanted to let you know that you are definitely not alone! I'm getting anxious about it. I kind of just want to get it out of the way so my teeth can start looking pretty, ya know? anyways, I'm also pretty sure that my teeth are TERRIBLE compared to...

@ Diegorgeous WOW! I wish I had a smile like yours even BEFORE you got anything done. Your smile looks beautiful no matter what! My situation is crazy bad compared to yours. I don't even have all of my teeth in my front row showing. My top jaw is so tiny and narrow that it pushed my front teeth into...

Sorry! In that last message I meant to say braces for 1.5-2 years. not surgery. sorry if that was confusing at all. forgot to check over it because I posted it!

Hi guys! My name is Ashley. I'm 19 years old (though everybody thinks I look 14!). Anyways, I have a unique situation. My top jaw is like 3 times too small and narrow for my lower jaw. My mouth is very tiny. Because my upper jaw is so tiny, I have much crowding and my two front teeth have been pushe...