With a proper bite, chewing is painless, your smile is beautiful, and your risk of dental disease is lower. But not everyone is so lucky. Bite disorders are very common, and with them come a variety of dental problems.

WHAT IS THE BITE OF THE TEETH
It is the natural positioning of the upper and lower teeth when the jaws are locked together. It is difficult to determine your bite type from the reflection in the mirror. For this purpose, you need to consult a dentist.
What kind of bite should a person have? Normally, the upper and lower teeth should be symmetrical. The front upper incisors should overlap the lower incisors by about a third.

TYPES OF MALOCCLUSION
What is an improper bite of the teeth? When the upper and lower jaws are not positioned anatomically. This makes the smile look unnatural, and there are often problems with chewing and diction. There are different types of malocclusion.

DISTAL BITE
The main sign is that the upper jaw is strongly forward. The upper teeth usually protrude strongly forward or backward. Externally, these irregularities can be seen by a forward, overhanging upper lip. Sometimes because of this defect, a “second chin” may appear.
In this case, dentists, as a rule, recommend correcting the bite with braces. This method of treatment helps to cope even with severe bite disorders.

MESIAL BITE
In this case, the lower jaw is forward. The upper teeth only slightly cover the lower teeth and there is a large gap between them. A person with this bite usually has a very massive lower jaw.
Braces are also suitable in this case, and it is also recommended to correct the bite with a mouth guard. The onlay fixes the teeth not as rigidly as braces, so it causes less discomfort. But a mouth guard is unlikely to cope with severe imperfections.

STRAIGHT PRICUS
The upper and lower teeth are symmetrical, but they do not overlap each other, but rather overlap at the edges. This makes the smile appear very aesthetically pleasing. People with a straight bite often appear in advertisements for toothpaste or gum. But in fact, this is a pathology and it causes a lot of problems.
In most cases, this defect is corrected with braces. And after the course of treatment is prescribed wearing a mouth guard – it helps to consolidate the result.

DEEP BITE
The upper teeth hide the lower teeth by more than 50%. Because of this, the gums and soft palate are constantly traumatized when chewing. Very often, people with this arrangement of teeth have a disproportionately small lower face and a sloping chin. The gums are clearly visible when smiling.

For adults, dentists usually recommend braces. But children are suitable and more gentle orthodontic systems, for example, often use bite correction eliners. This is a type of medical mouth guard. As a rule, eliners are worn for 16-20 hours a day.

CROSSBITE
The right and left sides of both jaws do not develop properly, causing the teeth in the front to be partially crossed. This not only spoils the smile, but also makes the face look asymmetrical.

All types of orthodontic systems will be effective for treatment. If the defect is small, mouth guards and eliners will work. For a very problematic jaw, you need to choose braces.

OPEN BITE
The teeth never close together, and there is always a large gap between them. Because of this, chewing is severely affected and the appearance changes. The lower part of the face becomes more elongated.

This defect usually occurs in children because the child has the habit of constantly putting his tongue or some object between the teeth. The second cause is the use of a pacifier for too long. To align the teeth of a child, you must first remove the cause that caused this defect. Special orthodontic pacifiers and plates with tongue flaps are good for this. For adult patients, braces are usually used, less often – eliners.

CONSEQUENCES OF A MALOCCLUSION
All types of malocclusion cause many problems, and not only in terms of aesthetics. Due to the incorrect placement of the jaws, the main function of the teeth – chewing food – suffers.
Symptoms such as:

  • abdominal pain and digestive disorders due to insufficiently thorough chewing of food;
  • diction disorders;
  • rapid erosion of tooth enamel due to uneven distribution of the load;
  • Temporomandibular joint problems – pain and discomfort during chewing;
  • facial asymmetry and disturbance of smile aesthetics.

The likelihood of these unpleasant symptoms depends on how pronounced the defect of the jaws and teeth is.