Common orthodontic problems we treat

Crowding occurs when there is not enough space in your mouth for your teeth. As a result, your teeth end up overlapping one another. This problem can cause oral health issues since it makes it more difficult to clean your teeth.

Spacing is the opposite of crowding, where you have gaps or uneven spaces between your teeth. Luckily, spacing issues can be fixed very easily through orthodontic treatment.

If your front teeth stick out further than they should, this is known as protrusion. They are sometimes known as ‘buck teeth’. Protruding teeth can affect your eating and your speech and are also more prone to damage.

If your bottom teeth stick out further than your front teeth, this is known as a reverse bite or underbite. This type of problem is very important to catch in its early stages, which is why we recommend that children have an orthodontic checkup by the age of around the age of 7 or 8.

There are a variety of other bite problems we treat. These include:

• Open bites – your top and bottom teeth don’t meet when you bite
• Cross bites – some of your bottom teeth sit outside your top teeth
• Over bites – your front teeth sit over your bottom teeth