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What is it called if you have no overbite or underbite?

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End to end bite: It is referred to as an end to end bite.

Answered 5/2/2017

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Anterior Open Bite: Teeth should touch evenly in the front at the same time they hit in the back. An anterior open bite is usually caused by a habit (tongue thrust, thumb/finger sucking, etc....).

Answered 2/4/2013

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Edge to edge: You can also have a situation where the upper and lower front teeth touch only at their biting edges when fully closed. This is an edge to edge bite.

Answered 11/4/2015

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End-on occlusion: If the top and bottom front teeth bite against each other, this is known as an end-on bite. In other words, the upper front teeth do not overlap the lower front teeth horizontally or vertically.

Answered 10/4/2016

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Dr. Kenneth Zipkin answered

Specializes in Dentistry

Neutral: If there are other problems like crooked or turned teeth, or if there is a bite problem we term that a malocclusion.

Answered 10/24/2017

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Type 3: It is a type 3 malocusion. You should see an orthodontist about correcting.

Answered 9/24/2017

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Dr. Louis Sterling answered

Specializes in Prosthodontics

Edge to Edge: It is called an edge to edge bite. It means that your upper and lower front teeth bite on the edges of each other.

Answered 10/8/2017

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Edge to Edge: In orthodontic parlance, overbite is a vertical relationship and underbite is a description of the horizontal relationship of the teeth, with the lower jaw and teeth being too far forward. Overjet or maxillary protrusion is when the upper teeth are too far forward. If there is no overjet and no underbite, then the front teeth are probably hitting edge to edge and subject to wearing down.

Answered 11/27/2017

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Edge-To-Edge: If your upper and lower anterior (front) teeth hit edge to edge, you are demonstrating and anterior edge-to-edge bite. This should be corrected as you are more likely to wear your front teeth down.

Answered 10/4/2016

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-Edge-to-edge...: ...If front teeth touch each other. Open bite if there's space between upper & loer incisor biting edges. May indicate tooth and/or jaw front-to-back malrelationship, front teeth meal position, upper incisors slightly too small, or somany other problems. Top front teeth should overlap bottom front teeth about 2mm both horizontally and vertically. See orthodontist for diagnosis & treatment.

Answered 4/14/2017

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