Many factors may affect the size and position of your teeth and your jaw.
For example, crooked teeth may "or hereditary family", the habit of sucking his thumb can influence your teeth; at the loss of one or more teeth, teeth remaining may have moved to move. The crooked teeth, overlapped or advanced affect the appearance and self-confidence, sometimes preventing the person to smile. The teeth in bad position causing problems. They can make it difficult to chew some foods and cause premature wear of the teeth. They may also cause muscle tension and pain. Crowded and crooked teeth are harder to clean, which can promote tooth decay and gum disease. The teeth in the forward position can chip or break easily. The treatment of some orthodontic problems should begin even before all permanent teeth (or adult) appear. To determine if your child may have orthodontic problems, your dentist or orthodontist can make suffer, to the age of 7, a screening test to intercept orthodontic problems during development. This is called interceptive orthodontics.