Hi all,
My ortho told me at my last appt that I have a scissor bite after I mentioned that even with my teeth clenched I can feel the surface of 2 pre molars with my tongue on my right hand side. I've never heard of this and he didn't elaborate - I don't know whether this means I've got to put up with it or if he will fix it!
Anyone else got this?
Love LoobyLou xx
Anyone heard of a scissor bite?
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How wierd for an ortho to say you have scissor bite. In dogs this is the proper occlusion. it means the molars all line up properly, the canines do not over lap and the the incisors of the upper jaw rest on but not tip to tip with the lowers. not sure what to make of it. maybe give your ortho a call and ask.
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Upper Molar bands
Bite Plate 12/12/05-5/20/06
spacers all lower arch first 10 weeks
Braced 12/12/05
New ortho 2/8/07
Hi,
I have the same issue going on. When I bite down, I can feel the surfaces
of my lower left premolars and first molar. Incisors like your centrals and
laterals cut like scissors when having a normal good bite. That way we can
so to speak cut with these. When you bite down, they work just like the
blades of a scissor. But premolars and molars do not cut, they grind the
food. Therefor normally, they contact surface to surface, each uneven
surface of one fitting in that of the corresponding other tooth. When they
work like a scissor too, this can be when the uppers are tipped outwards
and the lowers inwards. Or another combination that makes that those
do not contact their surfaces but contact their sides. I hope I am a bit
understandable here. Anyway, I have that quite badly, and I happened to
speak about it this morning when I had an adjustment. My ortho said it is
very easily correctable with elastics and the right archwire.
I have the same issue going on. When I bite down, I can feel the surfaces
of my lower left premolars and first molar. Incisors like your centrals and
laterals cut like scissors when having a normal good bite. That way we can
so to speak cut with these. When you bite down, they work just like the
blades of a scissor. But premolars and molars do not cut, they grind the
food. Therefor normally, they contact surface to surface, each uneven
surface of one fitting in that of the corresponding other tooth. When they
work like a scissor too, this can be when the uppers are tipped outwards
and the lowers inwards. Or another combination that makes that those
do not contact their surfaces but contact their sides. I hope I am a bit
understandable here. Anyway, I have that quite badly, and I happened to
speak about it this morning when I had an adjustment. My ortho said it is
very easily correctable with elastics and the right archwire.