Lancaster, OH         Friendly Dental Care         Family Dentist

Dr. Bruce Baker, Dr. Jim McCray, and Dr. Paul Brown
General Dentists

611 North Broad Street = Lancaster OH = 43130 = 740 687-6105
 

Orthodontic problems
 

"Dr. Baker, what causes orthodontic problems?"

  Most orthodontic problems are inherited, including tooth size and jaw size, and may lead to crowding of teeth or spacing of teeth. Overbites, underbites, extra or missing teeth, and irregularities of the jaws, teeth, and face also are inherited. Other orthodontic problems can be caused from accidents, pacifier or thumb sucking, dental disease, or the premature loss of either the primary or permanent teeth.
 

"What habits contribute to "bad bites?"

  A number of childhood habits can lead to orthodontic problems, such as thumb or finger sucking, sucking on a pacifier, sucking on a lip, mouth breathing (often caused by enlarged tonsils and adenoids), fingernail biting, and "tongue thrust".

For more information about how we at Friendly Dental Care can help you with dental braces, call us at 740 687-6105, we will be happy to talk with you.
 

 

 

Braces
In Lancaster Ohio and the surrounding
Logan - Bremen - Baltimore - Central OH areas.