Malocclusion is a bite that doesn’t align properly from front to back. It's often characterized as having crooked teeth or a poor bite. Normally, your front teeth align just in front of your ...

Malocclusion of the teeth is when your teeth are misaligned. This can lead to oral health complications if left untreated. It may also be referred to as: crowded teeth crossbite overbite underbite ...

Hunter-gatherers had almost no malocclusion and dental crowding, and the condition first became common among the world's earliest farmers some 12,000 years ago in Southwest Asia. Hunter-gatherers ...

It's true—your oral health plays an important role in your overall well-being. Malocclusion, or misaligned teeth, can lead to dental issues, including tooth decay, gum disease, and difficult or ...

Nearly 70% of the children in this study had some sort of malocclusion. The diagnosis at 30 months is shown in Table 2. Overjet prevailed over the normal condition. Together, open bite and ...

Brace yourself: Is the choice clear? The World Health Organization considers malocclusion — the imperfect positioning of the teeth when the jaws are closed — one of the most important oral ...

This condition is also called a Class III malocclusion or prognathism. It creates a bulldog-like appearance in the mouth and face. Some cases of underbite can be severe, causing the lower teeth to ...

Orthodontics is a branch of dentistry that treats malocclusion, a condition in which the teeth are not correctly positioned when the mouth is closed. This results in an improper bite. An ...

Align Technology said Thursday that its Invisalign Palatal Expander System has been approved by the National Medical Products Administration in China.

Malocclusion results in malfunction of the major components involved in chewing including the teeth, the upper jaw (maxilla), the lower jaw (mandibular) and jaw joints (temporomandibular joints).