What causes malocclusion (bad-bite)?
A number of factors could cause dental problems. For example, the malocclusion could result from inheriting large or small jaw, large/or small teeth. In other words, excess spacing or crowding. Baby teeth that stay longer than they are supposed to could lead to problems such as; erupting teeth may become impacted in the jawbone or mal-aligned. As early loss of baby teeth may cause shifting of adult teeth already erupted. Bad oral habits like thumb sucking, mouth breathing, finger biting and/or tongue thrust could also lead to significant bad-bite or malocclusion.
