What determines teeth alignment?

MooKu SG

What determines the alignment of teeth? Like some people may have bucked teeth, or some have overcrowding.

Is it genetic, or does it have something to do with the way you brushed before your permanent teeth grew out or ......?

Come to think of it, it's really gross when I think of teeth sprouting out from "nowhere" inside your gums. Confused YUCK! Razz

MooKu SG

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M©+square SG

I want to put braces....no money. Crying or Very sad

MooKu SG

Hmmm now under subsidy also around $3000.

M©+square SG

Can buy one powerful notebook. Crying or Very sad

Gwangetto SG

my pri sch dentist once forced me to use her method brushing my teeth, which is the traditionally correct way of brushing..

guess my teeth don't give me headaches now... except their colours. Laughing

browniebaobao SG

i got gaps in between my front teeth leh.. not nice.. Sad

MooKu SG

aiyoh all tell me about your teeth for what! Laughing

i want to know whyyy leh. i very curious very long leow. i feel so paiseh for having overcrowding teeth, like it's my fault. Sad

oxford mushroom SG

Everyone has the same maximum number of teeth...maybe some people's jaws too small and teeth too big? Smile

Any dentist around?

MooKu SG

Some people have more teeth than usual, and some people have fewer teeth.

These are cases of hyperdontia and hypodontia respectively. However, these are extremely rare occurences.

Most of the time, these extra teeth do not grow out from the gums hence the possibility of further dental problems or even causing the delay of other nearby teeth. Such extra teeth are most commonly found near the incisors.

And ermm, they're more common in Asians. Confused

MooKu SG

I've yet to find a detailed explanation for the way our teeth develops vis a vis the alignment. But I came across a short and simple one in a magazine.

The milk/primary teeth hold the right spaces for the secondary/permanent teeth. If a child loses a baby tooth prematurely, nearby teeth may tip or move into that empty space, causing crookedness.

Hence, it is extremely important to take care of one's baby teeth, even though one day they will eventually fall out! Surprised

Phew. I had to read so much just to stumble upon a small part that tells me why my teeth are like that. Confused

ndmmxiaomayi SG

Funny, my baby teeth don't fall off themselves, always have to plucked off by a dentist. That's why I hate a dentist so much. Give me nothing but nightmares. Sad

MooKu SG

I read this off the web, so I'm not sure how accurate it is... but according to the website...

The reason why baby teeth fall off by themselves is because as your permanent teeth starts to erupt, it causes the root of your baby teeth to dissolve until only the visible part (the crown) is left, and stuck to your gums with only gum tissue.

There are cases where baby teeth require extraction, and that is when the eruption path of your permanent teeth misses the baby teeth, so dissolution of the baby teeth roots doesn't occur.

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Check back again ahh I read somemore so I can post something more accurate and detailed. Mr. Green