Open bite treatment is urgent if your front teeth cannot cut noodles

Hello,

I am Lee Juri, the head doctor of Seoul Bardi Dental Clinic.

Recently, while speaking with a patient, I was quite surprised.

Because the front teeth do not touch, I asked whether it might be inconvenient to cut food...

I heard the reply, “Isn’t it supposed to be like this?”

Cannot cut noodles? That is not normal.

“Why do I keep not being able to cut the noodles?”

This is a sign that the front teeth are not functioning properly, and it may be a malocclusion.

Open bite treatment is urgent if your front teeth cannot cut noodles.

Today, I will explain open bite.

Let’s pause for a moment... Shall we look at the functions of the teeth?

Molars crush and chew food. Canines tear tough meat. Front teeth perform the role of cutting noodles.

Front teeth are not simply pretty teeth that show when you smile.

Functionally, they are responsible for cutting and biting off food.

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A normal front-tooth bite is when the upper front teeth slightly cover the lower front teeth.

Being too deep of a bite is not good, but an even more serious condition is open bite.

This is the case, just like today’s patient, where the front teeth do not meet, so noodles cannot be cut.

What is open bite?

Open bite refers to a state in which, even when the mouth is closed, there is a gap between the front teeth.

Because there is a space between the upper and lower front teeth, they do not touch each other.

Since there is space between the front teeth, air leaks out and pronunciation is also not good.

They also cannot perform the role of cutting noodles, and discomfort arises when eating.

It often develops in people who had a habit of sticking out their tongue during childhood,

or who sucked their thumb for a long time,

or who used a pacifier for too long.

Open bite can occur.

Although the space between the front teeth looks unattractive, it is one of the malocclusions that definitely requires orthodontic treatment.

Because food may not be chewed properly, it can place a burden on the digestive system,

and because pronunciation is unclear, it can hardly be anything but inaccurate.

For patients with very severe open bite, even the molars may not touch.

In this case, because the bite is unstable, there is strain on the temporomandibular joint.

When they smile broadly, the space between the front teeth is visible, so it can also create an appearance complex.

Especially if you are a parent with a child in the growth period, you should definitely pay attention at least once!

In some cases, simply correcting the alignment of the teeth is enough, but in other cases, jawbone correction is necessary.

If early treatment is missed, surgical treatment such as double-jaw surgery may be required later.

• Cannot cut noodles properly
• Feels like the teeth are floating
• Speech often sounds slurred or unclear
• The front teeth do not show when smiling

If even one of the items above applies, you need to visit a dental clinic.

Front teeth are supposed to cut food.

Even if the discomfort you feel is small, please do not assume that it is normal!

Front teeth have the function of cutting and biting off food.

A bite in which the front teeth do not touch, open bite can reduce quality of life.

It is normal to cut and bite off food well with the front teeth.

Thank you.

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