My relaxed bite is open

[Ploppy]

When I am relaxed, my teeth tend to not want to bite down fully together and it tends to not be touching going from all my molars and to the rest of the teeth. what are the reasons for this?

[EmilyTravels]

Actually, and I am sure someone will correct me if I am wrong, I think that is how you want your mouth to be when relaxed: lips closed but teeth slightly apart. Those of us who have problems with clenching and grinding know that keeping your teeth together is not always to the good!

Sounds like everything is working normally, so long as you can close your bite when you try!

[Ploppy]

Not that many people i know of have their jaw open normally. Clenching/grinding is really the least of my worries it doesn't seem that have a bite always leads to clenching/grinding... which is what you are saying. otherwise if i "tried" to bite i would be grinding/clenching my teeth.

[Heartofdarkness]

I've been told by a dentist it should be open, like when you say the letter M, that's how your relaxed and closed mouth should be.