What is a Cross bite? Signs, Effects, and Treatment
Cross bite is a tooth condition where one or more teeth are placed in an irregular position. They can prevent jaws from fitting properly; this, in turn, makes speaking and eating a difficult task. Cross bite, when ignored and not treated can cause complications to the jaws leading to abnormal growth of the jaws. This growth will make you look odd and will have a bad effect on the entirety of your facial form. Cross bite can also affect smiles and bring about low self-esteem. Early loss of milk teeth, thumb sucking, using a pacifier or feeding bottle for a lengthy period, and growing adult teeth, when they are still losing baby teeth can cause cross bite in children . Therefore, children around age 6 and 7 should be given orthodontic care to check if they may develop any issues related to cross bite in the future. There are two types of cross bite: Anterior Cross bite and Posterior Cross bite. Some signs relate to a cross bite, and they are Speaking of challenges or ...