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Overbite Dentistry Ask The Dentist Mitchell Pohl

Question:
I am pretty sure I have an overbite..but isn't an overbite when the top teeth go to far in front of the bottom teeth..and when the bottom teeth can touch the gums on the top of your mouth?

Well I have heard that's what an overbite is but thats not what I have my top teeth just go down farther than "normal" my bottom teeth don't even come near my gums or the roof of my mouth. Do I have an overbite?

Help .. because I am going into high school in September and I don't want to have metal braces because everybody in school is getting them off. Would invisalign work? ...Visitor from MA

Answer:
I have seen a number of patients that have presented with your condition. However, it would be beyond the scope of this text to try and explain everything especially without any xrays or a clinical exam.

Nonetheless, one problem that can occur is a stripping of the gum tissue from the back of your upper teeth. Inaddition, you could be experiencing a super-eruption of the lower anterior teeth and a lack of good anterior guidance. (see Bite-Occlusion article at my web-site bocaratoncosmeticdentist.com).

In all probability, it sounds like you may need your verticle dimension increased (open your bite) and your anterior guidance restored so that your lower teeth hit on the back of your upper teeth. I suggest you find a good dentist who is qualified in full mouth reconstruction and get a consult.

Florida Reconstructive Dentistry
Mitchell Pohl, DDS
2900 N. Military Trail, Suite 105
Boca Raton Florida FL 33431
(561) 368-3440

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