What are the causes of dental malocclusion? What is dental malocclusion? : Malocclusion refers to the deformity of teeth, jaws and craniofacial caused by congenital genetic factors or acquired environmental factors in the process of growth and development, such as diseases, bad oral habits, and abnormal mixed teeth. So what are the causes of misaligned teeth?
“Dental malocclusion should be repaired in time” According to experts from the Stomatological Hospital: dental malocclusion will not only affect the appearance, facial development and oral and jaw function, but also prone to dental caries, periodontal disease and temporomandibular joint disease, which will affect the patient’s physical and mental health. of health. The causes of malocclusion of teeth mainly include genetic factors and environmental factors.
Congenital factors refer to various effects on the growth and development of the fetus in the mother’s womb, which may be the nutritional and metabolic disorders of the mother or the fetus, the mother suffering from rubella or infection, and the mother’s trauma during pregnancy or birth injury caused by childbirth. Acquired factors refer to the influences on growth and development after birth.
1. Diseases: Some acute infectious diseases and some chronic wasting diseases may affect the development of teeth and jaws. Endocrine dysfunction or malnutrition, especially vitamin deficiencies, may affect the development of teeth and jaws.
2. Abnormal breathing and swallowing may affect the development of teeth and jaws.
3. Bad habits such as biting your fingers, biting your upper or lower lip, sticking your tongue out or sticking your tongue out.
4. Problems in deciduous or mixed teeth. Including premature loss of deciduous teeth, delayed loss of deciduous teeth, premature loss of permanent teeth, disorder of the eruption sequence of permanent teeth, etc., will cause uneven teeth.
