Anterior teeth underbite is a common type of tooth deformity in children. The prevalence rate is relatively high during the baby teeth period and dental transitional period. Therefore, the dentists emphasize that the patients are required to take their children to the formal dental hospital in time if find their children have the underbite dental problem. 

The dentists at Shenzhen A.K.J Stomatological Hospital express that the parents should be as comforting as they can about children’s oral condition, and don't hesitate to seek solutions while the jaw is still developing. Otherwise, it will interfere with facial appearance and will be difficult to make correction as they grow older.

If the underbite is severe and the gap is wide, it can cause:

Ⅰ Eating difficulties

Ⅱ Challenges with speaking

Ⅲ Chronic jaw or joint pain, as well as head- and earaches

Ⅳ Tooth decay from excessive wear of the tooth enamel

Ⅵ Chronic mouth breathing, halitosis and bacterial infections

Ⅶ Sleep apnea, snoring and other nighttime breathing difficulties

Two common types of corrective appliances used for young patients are:

Ⅰ. An upper jaw expander. This is a wire-frame device the orthodontist fits across the patient's palate. Every night, a special key is used to widen the expander a tiny amount. The process gradually causes the upper jaw to widen until the lower teeth no longer close against the outside of the uppers. Patients usually wear the expander for about a year, and then replace it with a retainer.

Ⅱ. The "reverse-pull" face mask, which resembles braces headgear in appearance. It wraps around the child's head and pulls the upper jaw back into the right position using metal bands fastened to the upper back teeth.

Anterior tooth underbite is a kind of severe dental deformity which is usually caused by wrong posture of breast-feeding, congenital missing of upper permanent incisor, systematic disease and genetic factors, etc. So it is vital importance to make a screening in time to confirm the treatment solution.

Achieving and maintaining a beautiful smile is difficult while growing up with an underbite orthodontic issue. But it  doesn't mean it's untreatable if mom also has the problem of underbite. An underbite correction is no longer as tedious as it often used to be. If you want to know more information about Underbite treatment, please consult with the orthodontic specialists at Shenzhen A.K.J Stomatological Hospital. www.akjdental.com