The Mystery of Case 57

There's writing on the back of this print that says,  "F. Copeland Shelden, Kansas City, Missouri."  A bit of Googling produces several clues about the name.  Dr. Sheldon was an accomplished orthodontist, speaker and author for many decades until his death at 70 years old in 1977.

The question remains: are these photographs of one of Dr. Shelden's patients?  The boy does not seem to be a candidate for orthodontia. Or is "Case 057" actually Dr. Shelden himself, being photographed as a young boy long before embarking on his career in medicine?