my daughters bottom teeth are behind the top set....

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shes 14 months. She happy, eating fine. I'm not worried about it in the short term, but is it going to cause problems other than cosmetic ones, is it something that might fix itself? and if not, what will the poor thing have to go through to sort it out?

Visit to dentist i reckon.

ah now we haev this
its called an overbite
they say (when you go) wait tillt he adult ones come in
ds2 was THREE beofre i even noticed

The bottom teeth are meant to be behind the top ones. I don't see the problem.

my bottom one are behind the topones

if the top ones were in fromt my jaw would be awfy sticky out like bruce forsyth

Everyone has an overbite it is only a problem if it is extreme and can cause trauma to the palate really.

ds2 is beautiful

SORRY SORRY SORRY

OTHER WAY AROUND....

THE BOTTOM ONES ARE SIGNIFICANTLY IN FRONT OF TOP ONES. DUR...

thast it

ds(6) and dp have this too, the only thing i've noticed with my son is that his front teeth at the top are slightly more ground down than the bottom, though this might be just they way his teeth are. he can also stick his tongue up his nose (like his dad).

That is what I wondered . It will be ovserved until the adult teeth start coming through. If they come through the same a brace can be used to prop bite open and push upper teeth forward. Once there are in the correct relation the brace is removed and the teeth will hold themselves in the correct postion. It is generally done quite early in comparison to other orthodontiv treatment to utilise the growth of the lower jaw as part of the treatment (and also if left until late the lower jaw growth tends to exacerbate the discrepancy). HTH

My DS (3) has this too. It's very pronounced - dentist says he will probably need braces when he is 7 or 8 unless it's not his teeth but his jaw....

I didn't dare ask what happens if it's his jaw.

Have now noticed DD has the same. Odd as neither DH or I have it.

have been told that braces are a bit of a fashion thing now though so am not at all worried.

DO NOT GOOGLE IT

oh no

ds2 has FOUR front teeth atm

the new ones are so far back they arent pushign the milk ones out
is reffered

Now I'm desparate to Google it. Is it horrible????

do not.
i warn you.

her nose is smaller than it might be too - its like that section of her face is a bit lower than it might be. I would therefore suspect its a bone thing.
Is it worth visiting health prof at 14 months?

btw thanks comeoveneer - thats interesting.

Even if it is skeletal rather than purely associated with tooth postion most of the time as long as it is treated early (certainly before puberty - particularly with boys) the subsequent growth of the lower jaw will force the upper jaw to grow forward as well thus orrecting any skeletal discrepancy. If left until later in life or if the skeletal component is too severe then surgery may be reequired (only in rare cases). At the end of the day most of the time it doesn't affect function and is only cosmetic so treatment isn't necessary (although often desirable particularly for girls).

At what point would you start hassling the docs then?

ds2 is 7 and has a referral

Oh. My. God.

Real trolls.

eh?

you calling my daughter a troll?