By looking at you head-on, your dentist can assess your bite. An improper bite can make it hard to chew food and also may not look good. If your teeth are crowded, it can make you more likely to develop cavities or gum disease. Common bite problems that your dentist can see by looking at you include:
crossbite, cyour upper teeth don't match up with your lower teeth
crowding, in which your permanent teeth don't have enough room in your jaw
overbite, in which your upper front teeth jut out too far over your lower teeth
underbite, in which your lower front teeth are in front of your upper front teeth.
By looking at you head-on, your dentist can assess your bite. An
improper bite can make it hard to chew food and also may not look
good. If your teeth are crowded, it can make you more likely to
develop cavities or gum disease. Common bite problems... More
By looking at you head-on, your dentist will evaluate your interpupillary line to your occlusal plane. To translate, this is the horizontal line that runs across the pupils of the eyes. It checks how your eyes line up to the corners of your mouth when you make a full smile.
By looking at you head-on, your dentist will evaluate your
interpupillary line to your occlusal plane. To translate, this is
the horizontal line that runs across the pupils of the eyes. It
checks how your eyes line up to the corners of your... More
Dr. De Vizio of Colgate answered:By looking at you head-on, your dentist can assess your bite. An improper bite can make it hard to chew food and also may not look good. If your teeth are crowded, it can make you more likely to develop cavities or gum disease. Common bite problems that your dentist can see by looking at you include:
Dr. Jonathan B. Levine answered:By looking at you head-on, your dentist will evaluate your interpupillary line to your occlusal plane. To translate, this is the horizontal line that runs across the pupils of the eyes. It checks how your eyes line up to the corners of your mouth when you make a full smile.
By looking at you head-on, your dentist will evaluate your interpupillary line to your occlusal plane. To translate, this is the horizontal line that runs across the pupils of the eyes. It checks how your eyes line up to the corners of your... More
