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General question about position of Teeth

2020-05-07 09:20:34
Hi, when our tooth are resting, i mean when we are not eating, does the upper tooth tip touch the lower tooth tip or does it be the same position as if we eat i.e upper tooth forward & lower behind? Is it need to be the first pic or second pic attached If you could pls explain
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Your teeth looks normal At rest (when you are not eating anything), there is a slight gap between upper and lower teeth There is no touching at rest position

Answered2020-05-07 14:51:02

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What is your problem??? You are not closing your teeth

Answered2020-05-07 13:20:49

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Both the pictures  are normal dont you worry . You are absolutely fine. Thanks Alot.

Answered2020-05-07 13:09:09

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In resting position ,upper and lower teeth donot touch There is slight gap between them

Answered2020-05-07 11:49:03

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Naturally(at rest) upper jaw teeth are always placed outside of lower jaw teeth. Wrt lips/cheek(at rest), Upper teeth are placed nearer and covers the upper portion of lower teeth.

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When at rest, the upper teeth are 2 to 4 mm ahead of the lower teeth. This is called normal overjet. They come in contacr only when you are biting into something. Thats norma.

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At rest, upper teeth are in front of lower teeth. The position you showed in 2nd picture is not the resting position. It is when you bite using front teeth.

Answered2020-05-07 10:27:54

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