It’s hard to go through
life with an underbite, mismatched upper and lower jaws that result in a
prominent chin and jawline.
If you have an underbite, it simply means that
your lower jaw is positioned too far back.
It’s easy to see how an underbite
could potentially lead to low self-esteem as an adult,
along with oral health
problems such as jaw joint pain, headaches and difficulty chewing food.
How
Are Underbites Treated?
Treatments for underbites vary,
depending on a patient’s age and underlying health condition.
During childhood,
the jaw grows slowly and gradually.
Sometimes the upper and lower jaw may not
grow in a proportionate way, causing one to noticeably protrude more than the
other.
If your underbite is related only to misaligned teeth,
then your dentist
may recommend orthodontics (or “braces”) to treat the condition.
However if your bite problem
(or “malocclusion”) is due to disproportionate jaw growth, then you may need
corrective jaw surgery for underbite treatment.
Some people need a combination
of orthodontics and surgery, beginning with a preoperative orthodontic setup.
After an orthodontist aligns the dental arches, an oral surgeon performs the
corrective jaw surgery to fix one or both jaws in the new correct position.
Following oral surgery, orthodontic treatment lasts until all teeth are brought
into a perfect bite, or “occlusion.”
Since there are a variety of
different causes and treatments for underbites,
it’s important that you are
educated on all of the necessary information before taking any course of
action.
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case!
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