I have serve open bite and I think I have tmj . Also when my face is in a netuaral resting position it feels like my teeth are stretching out my face should I tell this to my to my dentist
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July 11, 2017
Answer: Open bite can have many causes and is a symptom that should be investigated.
I am going to be blunt here:
Get a new dentist. The information you received shows a real lack of understanding of the current standard of care.
Your kind of bite, along with the excessive tooth wear it can cause is a common reason for adults to seek treatment. I have treated...
You have some very interesting questions. Unfortunately, you have not provided enough information to make definitive treatment recommendations. A few observations: you definitely have a retruded lower jaw which means you probably underwent bicuspid extraction treatment. Your pronounced...
If you had bicuspid teeth extracted before braces then the recessed chin is a very common occurrence. There is no way to fix this (short of a chin implant) without reversing the bicuspid extraction (retraction) orthodontics. To reveres the procedure, you would wear a removable appliance that e...