{"id":1020,"date":"2020-11-17T16:25:53","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T16:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.orthoville.ca\/quest-ce-quune-malocclusion\/"},"modified":"2021-02-15T01:35:17","modified_gmt":"2021-02-15T01:35:17","slug":"what-is-a-malocclusion","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.orthoville.ca\/en\/what-is-a-malocclusion\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is a Malocclusion?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section id=\"single-column-layoutblock_5fb3f70131f3a\" class=\"b-single-column-layout\"> \n\t<div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n\t\t<h2>Definition<\/h2>\n<p>Your bite is the way your upper and lower teeth close together. The way you bite depends on the size and position of your jaws. A malocclusion, or \u201cbad bite\u201d means that your upper and lower teeth do not fit together properly. Many factors can change your bite: mouth breathing, thumb-sucking, missing teeth, crooked teeth, teeth that stick out, and the position and size of your jaws.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"two-column-layoutblock_5fb3f74c31f3c\" class=\"b-two-column-layout content-right\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"b-two-column-layout__inner\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- First Block Text -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"text-wrapper\">\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Consequences<\/h2>\n<p>If you have a bad bite, chewing might be more difficult and your teeth may wear down and chip. If your teeth are crooked, they are more difficult to keep clean, food might get stuck, and cavities may develop easier. Changing your bite and correcting your malocclusion changes the way your smile looks and may improve your oral health.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Second Block Image -->\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<img \n\t\t\t\talt=\"modele-de-dents-mauvaise-occlusion\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.orthoville.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/modele-de-dents-mauvaise-occlusion-e1463509147106.jpeg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"single-column-layoutblock_5fb3f76931f3d\" class=\"b-single-column-layout\"> \n\t<div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">What are the different malocclusions?<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"two-column-layoutblock_5fb3f77531f3e\" class=\"b-two-column-layout content-left content-right\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"b-two-column-layout__inner\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- First Block Image -->\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<img \n\t\t\t\talt=\"Occlusion-ferme\u0301e\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.orthoville.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Occlusion-ferme\u0301e.jpg\"> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- First Block Text -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"text-wrapper\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A <span class=\"text-surface\">deep bite<\/span> means the top front teeth cover excessively the bottom teeth.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Second Block Image -->\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<img \n\t\t\t\talt=\"Surplomb-horizontal\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.orthoville.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Surplomb-horizontal.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Second Block Text -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"text-wrapper\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An <span class=\"text-surface\">increased overjet<\/span> means the top front teeth stick out (protrude).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"two-column-layoutblock_5fb3f80131f3f\" class=\"b-two-column-layout content-left content-right\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"b-two-column-layout__inner\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- First Block Image -->\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<img \n\t\t\t\talt=\"Surplomb-horizontal-negatif\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.orthoville.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Surplomb-horizontal-negatif.jpg\"> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- First Block Text -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"text-wrapper\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An <span class=\"text-surface\">underbite<\/span> means the top front teeth close on the inside of the bottom teeth.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Second Block Image -->\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<img \n\t\t\t\talt=\"Be\u0301ance\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.orthoville.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Be\u0301ance.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Second Block Text -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"text-wrapper\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An <span class=\"text-surface\">open bite<\/span> means there is a space between the bottom and top front teeth when you bite.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"two-column-layoutblock_5fb3f82d31f40\" class=\"b-two-column-layout b-two-column-layout--caption\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"b-two-column-layout__inner\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- First Block Image -->\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<img \n\t\t\t\talt=\"Occlusion-croise\u0301e\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.orthoville.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Occlusion-croise\u0301e.jpg\"> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- First Block Text -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"text-wrapper\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A <span class=\"text-surface\">crossbite<\/span> means the top teeth don\u2019t line up with the correct lower teeth when you bite.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":704,"parent":0,"menu_order":220,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1020","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What is a dental malocclusion?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Your bite is the way your upper and lower teeth close together. 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