Everyone has to have a regular dental check-up from their respective dentist. The need to seek regular dental services is not only for cosmetic needs, but also for the health.
It can be a bother when you find that the teeth problems you used to ignore start going in the way of your daily living. This is why when you have teeth problems, you must always seek the services of a dental clinic to fix you up. Here in Singapore, there are also many people who experience teeth problems. If not for teeth problems, but for only aesthetic purposes, you can also seek the services of a cosmetic dentist to help you get a more dazzling smile you can be proud of.
One of the most common teeth concerns tackled both by clinical dentists, and cosmetic dentists is having crooked teeth. Aside from the cosmetic concerns of having crooked teeth, there is also the healthily concern as most dental cavities, and other conditions are caused by having a crooked teeth. The immediate solution to this would be having teeth straightening procedures.
What are the types of crooked teeth:
Here are some classifications of crooked teeth:
1. Cross bites
Cross bites are when the top back teeth is biting down inside the bottom back teeth. This is when either the upper front teeth is more protruding than the teeth below, or vise versa. The Anterior Cross Bit is when the lower front teeth is more protruding than the upper front teeth. The Posterior Cross Bite is when it is the upper front teeth that is protruding. This is common among mouth-breathers.
2. Anterior Open Bite
This is also another form of crooked teeth where you are truly in need of a dentist to do teeth straightening services on your teeth. The Anterior Open Bite is when the upper, and lower front teeth do not meet, and leave a gap. Instead, the back teeth bite together. This is common among thumb-suckers, and other functional habits.
3. Class II Malocclusion
This type of crooked teeth is when the lower teeth is formed in a way that it is too far behind the upper teeth. This is also common among mouth-breathers.
What causes having crooked teeth?
There are many causes of having crooked teeth. It can be because of the incorrect development of the skeletal formation, jaws, and teeth. It can also be due to the nasal airway being obstructed. Apparently, how you breathe through the nose is central to teeth development, and proper formation of the jaws. If you have a nasal obstruction as a child, resulting you to breathing through your mouth, there will be more pressure on your teeth. This would then result to a crooked teeth. Another reason may be due to incorrect tongue position.
Here are just some of the things that you have to know about having crooked teeth. Whatever the causes, and types of this, the important thing is that you are geared to correct it by having your regular dental services, and having a teeth straightening procedure.
