Good Bite vs. Bad Bite

Do you have a good bite or a bad bite?

Here is a way for you to test your bite right now. 

If you close your mouth, do your teeth tap together in a sharp, clean sound with many teeth touching at exactly the same time? When teeth bite together, this is a good bite. The opposite one is a bad bite. Bad bites are more than just unattractive; they can cause serious problems with the teeth and jaw.

A bad bite can cause mild to severe tooth pain, loose teeth, make teeth sensitive to cold and air and wear down tooth enamel. Bad bites may cause chipped, cracked and fractured teeth, as well as crowding and poor alignment of teeth. 

Sometimes bad bites can cause more pain, suffering, and destruction than tooth decay and gum disease. However, like gum disease, bad bites can be treated. 

A dentist can put together a treatment plan to turn the pain of a bad bite into a beautiful pain-free good bite. Please call our office at 702-838-0707 to learn more about the treatment and make an appointment today.