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Misaligned teeth
Also known as malocclusion, this condition is when teeth don't align. Some types of malocclusion include crossbites, overbites, and underbites.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
How long it usually lasts:
How common it is:
Baby 0-2 | Very common | ||||
Preteen 6-13 | |||||
Teenager 14-18 | |||||
Young adult 19-40 | |||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 |
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A 36-year old asked:
Could misaligned teeth cause TMJ issues?
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A 49-year old asked:
Piece of play card paper stuck in my misaligned teeth, how can I make sure i get all of it out?
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A 26-year old female asked:
Impacted wisdom teeth & 2 extra teeth. Do I have to extract all? With misaligned teeth #s 8, 9, 26, 25, 24, 23, can I get braces w/o extracting?
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A 21-year old male asked:
My jaw keeps moving left when I open my mouth and closed sometimes. I heard that misaligned teeth or responsible but my upper wisdoms are only crooked. Can my upper wisdom teeth cause this issue?
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A 22-year old male asked:
When i open my mouth i hear cracking sound my ENT dr tell me that I have misaligned teeth after the physical examination should this require treatment?
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A 22-year old male asked:
A bite-and-boil mouthguard misaligned my teeth after wearing it for 2 weeks, I cannot bite properly. Will my bite return to normal after I stop using it? My dentist offered to make a custom fit one, should I wait for my bite to normalize first?
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A 31-year old asked:
Can misaligned wisdom teeth cause bruxism?
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A 22-year old male asked:
During last few months when i wake up, my bite is aligned ok, but throughout day it becomes misaligned with certain teeth touching more when biting.
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A 45-year old asked:
Can someone who has had TMJ arthroscopy surgery feel misaligned in his teeth afterwards?
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A 38-year old asked:
How misaligned do a child's teeth have to be for her to need braces at age 9?
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A 55-year old male asked:
My bite, for some reason, has become misaligned. Each time I bite now my upper and lower teeth to not close together properly and is causing me pain.
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A 21-year old male asked:
Can a upper wisdom teeth cause a misaligned bite?
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A 43-year old female asked:
Can TMJ cause problems with shoulder, elbow & arm pain too? Have misaligned jaw, dropped left, chewed through 2 guards at night & ground down teeth
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A 21-year old male asked:
Can upper wisdom cause TMJ problems? because it's misaligned and not impacted. Dentist didn't say anything about it but they know I clench my teeth and my that my right jaw joint pops?
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A 29-year old male asked:
Can jaw bone fractures heal by themselves without surgery? I feel like i can eat like normal but my mouth and teeth do seem misaligned. What is the typical procedure? One side of chin feels like it moves and other doesnt. Can it stay like that?
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A 18-year old female asked:
Misaligned jaw/crossbite?I had braces before and don't wear my retainer.Do i need braces again to fix?Also my teeth hit when talking and arent lined up
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A 41-year old asked:
Could my misaligned jaw be fixed after a heavy-handed lower wisdom tooth extraction 23 years ago?
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A 35-year old male asked:
How can we can relax to our teeths?
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A 18-year old male asked:
How to keep my teeths white using healthy methods (Not damaging my teeths) ?
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A 35-year old male asked:
How is eating neat honey for teeths health?
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A 20-year old male asked:
How to treat teeths that have cavities?
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A 35-year old asked:
How do teeth harden?
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A 41-year old asked:
Why do my teeth stain?
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A 23-year old female asked:
How to have wite teeth?
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A 32-year old male asked:
I need to fix my teeth?
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A 22-year old asked:
What makes teeth loose?
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A 28-year old female asked:
How to get white teeth?
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A 44-year old asked:
Can new teeth be grown?
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A 44-year old asked:
What causes chalky teeth?
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A 46-year old asked:
Why do teeth have nerves?
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