How Can Braces Correct a Bad Bite With No Overjet?

asked 7 months ago by Pauly in socal in La Jolla, CA
Latest answer by Jacqueline Demko, DDS, MSD
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Tags: bite, overjet

My daughter is in college and has a problem with her bite. Her front teeth hit directly over her lower teeth when she bites down, and she has no overjet. Her dentist told her she needs braces. How will her orthodontist help correct this problem?

5 answers to How Can Braces Correct a Bad Bite With No Overjet?

Correcting and edge to edge bite

You can use braces or Invisalign. The upper teeth will flare a few degrees forward and the lower teeth a few degrees towards the tongue. Rubber bands can be used as well as inter proximal reduction and a chain on the lower. Another possible is an upper appliance called a Nance with something called a reverse pull headgear, that is worn at night. The best options depends on many factors that would be reviewed in a new patient exam.

Jacqueline Demko, DDS, MSD
Chesterfield Orthodontist

Correcting an edge-to-edge bite

To correct the kind of bite you describe, her orthodontist will need to carefully make diagnsostic records to evaluate the cause of the problem. Here are some examples: It can be skeletal in nature where the upper jaw bone is smaller in length than the lower. Although this might require jaw surgery if severe, sometimes we can move the teeth to mask the underlying bone issue by tipping the upper teeth forward and the lower teeth back. It could be... more

Doug Depew, DMD
Atlanta Orthodontist

www.depewsmiles.com

Correction edge to edge bite

Without seeing all of her diagnostic records it is impossible to tell you how they will fix her bite. In general it involves moving the upper teeth forward and the lower teeth backward...often with the use of elastic bands

Robert Waxler, DMD, MS
Saint Louis Orthodontist

How do you fix and underbite tendency

The orthodontist may choose to use braces or Invisalign to correct this problem, but how he or she corrects the underbite tendency depends on if the nature of the correction involves dealing with a skeletal or dental problem. If your daughter has a severe skeletal issue where the top jaw is too far back, the bottom jaw too far forward, or a combination of the two, then she may require jaw surgery to correct her bite in combination with braces. If the underbite tendency is... more

Mazyar Moshiri DMD, MS
Saint Louis Orthodontist

Braces with no overjet

It can be achieved by moving the lower teeth back or the upper teeth forward, depending on your bite. We like some overlap between upper and lower anteriors, otherwise your chances of wearing down your anterior teeth are much higher due to zero overbite.

Hasan Othman, DDS, MS, PhD
Lombard Orthodontist

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