To everything turn, turn, turn!

The Byrds had it right - turn, turn, turn!

I turned the appliance in my mouth 2 times a day starting May 27th and the last day I turned it was June 11th! Lo and behold that was just enough to get my jaw as wide as it needs to be! Now the bone can heal! It's a pretty drastic change.

Trying to take pictures of the inside of your mouth is a little challenging, but I tried. Obviously, the top picture is before surgery (pre-appliance, medical x-ray pic) and the bottom picture is my jaw now. Yes, the teeth are supposed to be that spread apart and look that terrible! My front teeth will close back together within the next week or so, creating space for "Fang" to have a place to live; then the orthodontist will apply braces (at some point) and straighten everything up!