What causes crooked teeth?
Just as we inherit eye color from our parents, mouth and jaw features are also inherited. Local factors such as finger sucking, high cavity rate, gum disease, airway obstruction, trauma and premature loss of baby teeth can also contribute to a bad bite. Airway obstruction and consequent mouth breathing are major causes of malocclusions or poor bites.
Crowded teeth, thumb sucking, tongue thrusting, premature loss of baby teeth, a poor breathing airway caused by enlarged adenoids or tonsils can all contribute to poor tooth positioning. There are also hereditary factors: extra teeth, large teeth, missing teeth, wide spacing, small jaws – all can be causes of crowded teeth.
Crowded teeth, thumb sucking, tongue thrusting, premature loss of baby teeth, and a poor breathing airway caused by enlarged adenoids or tonsils can all contribute to poor tooth positioning. And then there are hereditary factors. Extra teeth, large teeth, missing teeth, wide spacing, and small jaws can all can be causes of crowded teeth.
Crowed teeth, thumb sucking, tongue thrusting, premature loss of baby teeth, a poor breathing airway caused by enlarged adenoids or tonsils can all contribute to poor tooth positioning. And then there are the hereditary factors. Extra teeth, large teeth, missing teeth, wide spacing, small jaws-all can be causes of crowded teeth.
Most malocclusions are inherited, but some are acquired. Inherited problems include crowding of teeth, too much space between teeth, extra or missing teeth and a wide variety of other irregularities of the jaws, teeth and face. Acquired malocclusions can be caused by trauma (accidents), thumb or finger sucking, airway obstruction by tonsils and adenoids or premature loss of primary (baby) or permanent teeth. Whether inherited or acquired, many of these problems affect not only alignment of the teeth but also facial development and appearance as well.
