3 Ways to Fix Crooked and Crowded Teeth
Mal-aligned teeth, crooked teeth or crowded teeth are commonly seen in kids, adults, and old people. When the teeth erupt and grow in a way that they become overlapped, twisted, angled, or rotated, they become crowded, crooked or misaligned. In the upper row, the common signs of crowding are the front teeth, they may be pointed outwards, inwards or rotated. In the lower jaw, overlapped front teeth are extremely common. This crowding of teeth mostly worsens if neglected at a young age. Let’s understand the common causes, related issues, orthodontic treatment options for fixing misaligned, crowded or crooked teeth. CAUSES OF CROOKED TEETH: 1. Repetitive behaviours : Sucking on thumb or pacifier, tongue thrusting or mouth breathing 2. Diet : Excessive consumption of soft and processed food over a long time alters the collective jaw size overall making it smaller 3. Malocclusion : Teeth in both jaws upon closing do not fit properly over each other 4. Genetics : If one or both of the par