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Dental Question ( Need Advice From Experienced Dentists )?
First of all let me expound detials on my dental donditions, i'm having a reverse overbite ( looks like an underbite but it's not ), lastly i have MILD TMJ which is teeth grinding, i've visited an experienced dentist who had my xrays, i asked him if it's fine if i live with my reverse overbite forever and he said that it should be okay and it will probably not worsen, i also visited another less experienced dentist who told me that as long as i dont chew on solid food, my condition will not worsen as my growth has been completed, i also realise that i've stop grinding my teeth which means i dont have to get a new mouth guard.
However, i was paranoid when a someone(touted as top dental consultant) on yahoo answer said that if i dont see a orthodontist to get my reverse overbite fixed, the tissue between the joint and the bone will break down over time and get worse.
I dont want braces or jaw surgery, 2 dentists i visited already said that it is highly improbable that my condition will worsen, why would this dental consultant on yahoo answer have such a verdict of his own ?
2 Answers
- ?Lv 610 years agoFavorite Answer
That "dental assistant" on here was probably not a real assistant. Listen to the two accredited dentists or get another opinion in person not on a website where people can claim to be whomever they want.
- smylex99Lv 510 years ago
Without an ability to see x-rays of your jaw and maxilla and how it is that your teeth come together, it's not really possible to make a diagnosis on the internet. If your reverse overbite is causing your teeth to come together in a way that the tissue between the joint and bone is hyper-extended for too long a time period, which can happen with malocclusions, you will end up with a severe temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJD).
("TMJ" is not grinding of the teeth - though grinding of the teeth can lead to TMJD. "TMJ" is simply the initialized form of "temporomandibular joint.")
Personally, I think the second dentist isn't being serious enough when he says that it will be okay as long as you don't chew on solid food. Essentially, from the sound of this, he's agreeing with the "Top Contributor." I don't know anyone that doesn't eat solid food. Perhaps this is the opinion that you should be paying attention to, even if it doesn't match up with what you want to do. Do you want to continue to eat solid food? I know I would.
If it was me, I would look at getting the braces or surgery, which I'm already doing.
