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Why is my daughter developing an over-bite?
My daughter has always had a really nice smile and not much of an over-bite. But recently she has started to develop a bad over-bite, to the point that her lips don't always close over her front teeth. Has anyone else had this happen to their child or to themselves? She does have a dental appointment tomorrow, I was just wondering if this is something common for kids or if this is unusual. By the way, my daughter is almost 9 years old.
Nope, she never sucked her thumb at all and she has no habits that involve her mouth, like chewing on pencils and stuff like that.
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- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
yeah it is commen, by daughter had perfect teeth and then developed an overbite at 11, she had to have braces and a thing called a retainer which pushed her bottom teeth forward and her top teeth back. it looked quite uncomfortable to wear but after a couple of months her over bite had gone. Good Luck!
- 1 decade ago
Does she suck her thumb? Or any habits involving her jaw, like chewing lots of gum or playing an instrument?
I had a bad overbite after years of sucking my thumb... 2 surgeries fixed it.
- 1 decade ago
I didn't always have one myself. They didn't know where it came from. My brother was born with a cleft palate, so they think it may be hereditary. My half sister has one from sucking her thumb, but I never did that. They told me the only way they could fix it was to do surgery and move everything back. I said no thanks!!! But mine isn't noticable unless I show someone.
