What Causes Crooked Teeth

What is a Crooked Teeth?

Crooked Teeth or Malocclusion is an incorrect relation between the teeth of the two dental arches as they resemble each other when the jaw closes. It also refers to the manner in which the opposite teeth meet. The term was joined by Edward Angle the ‘The Father of modern orthodontics’ as a derivative of occlusion. The classification of crooked teeth or malocclusion are defined as

Class I Neutrocclusion where the problems of teeth are spacing, crowding, over or under eruption etc.

Class II distocclusion where the upper first molar is not aligned with the lower first molar. Here the class II distocclusion are defined by class II division 1 and class II division 2.

Class III mesiocclusion where the upper molars are not placed in the mesiobuccal groove but posteriorly to it.

What are the symptoms of Crooked Teeth?

Malocclusion or Crooked Teeth is a common thing to happen though in some cases it is usually not serious enough to require surgery. Someone suffering from Crooked Teeth can be easily noticed by their skeletal disharmony of their face where the upper and lower jaws are not in their right place. Such skeletal disharmony can change the shape of the face or may affect the aesthetic of the face or may couple with speech problems or mastication. Someone suffering from severe Crooked Teeth may require orthodontic or surgical treatment. Treatment of Crooked Teeth reduces the chances of tooth decay and helps relieve excessive pressure on the temporomandibular joint.

What are the Causes of Crooked Teeth?

Extra teeth, loss of teeth, impacted teeth even abnormally shaped teeth can be the causes of crooked teeth or malocclusion.

Underdevelopment of jaw caused by the lack of masticatory stress during childhood can cause Crooked Teeth or tooth overcrowding.

Ill-fitting dental fillings, tooth crowns, appliances, retainers or braces and also misalignment of jaw after an injury are other causes of crooked teeth.

Tumors of the mouth & jaw, thumb sucking and tongue thrusting during the childhood at an age of 1 to 3 or beyond that are also the causes of crooked teeth.

However in a research it has been shown that similar results in other animals including primates relating to the theory that masticatory stress during childhood affects jaw development.

In the active skeletal growth, mouth breathing, pacifier sucking, pen biting, pencil biting, abnormal posture has greatly influenced the development of crooked teeth in children.

Other Causes of Crooked Teeth?

Primary dentition of malocclusion or Crooked Teeth has different causes which are classified as :-

Underdevelopment of the dentoalvelor Tissue.

Overdevelopment of bones around the mouth.

Cleft Palate.

Overcrowding of Teeth.

Abnormal development and growth of teeth

The causes of secondary dentition of malocclusion or crooked teeth are classified as :-

Periodontal Disease.

Over eruption of teeth.

What is the treatment of Crooked Teeth?Surgery by Dentist Cranbourne North on Crooked Teeth may be required on rare occasions. This may include surgical re-shaping to extend or shorten the jaw. Wires, plates or pins may be used to secure the jaw bone comparable to the surgical stabilization of jaw fractures. A crooked teeth treatment done with orthodontics often with tooth extraction, clear aligners or dental braces prior to the growth modification in children or jaw surgery in adults.

What are the different classes of treatment for Crooked Teeth?

Class II division 1.

On a study it has been shown that providing early orthodontic treatment for children with proper upper front teeth is more useful for reducing the incidence of incisal trauma. There are no other reasons for applying early treatment compared to late treatment for crooked teeth. However late treatment in adolescence is effective for reducing the prominence of upper front teeth.

Class II division 2.

There are clinical trials to recommend any type of orthodontic treatment to correct deep bite upper front teeth in children. However Treatment belonging to class II division 2 is not likely to improve due to the low prevalence of the condition and the difficulties in recruiting people to participate in randomized controlled trials for treating this condition in class II division 2.

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