Do most people have overbites?

Johnnytoxic · 24 Oct 2008 at 13:17

where your front teeth hang over your bottom. Just wondering how common this is.

MooMoo444 · 24 Oct 2008 at 13:18

I have it

danza · 24 Oct 2008 at 13:19

Me too.

mangobreeder · 24 Oct 2008 at 13:19

i thought an overbite is where, your bottom jaw hangs over you top jaw.

waht your describing is normal?

inferno · 24 Oct 2008 at 13:20

I thought that was how it was meant to be!

MooMoo444 · 24 Oct 2008 at 13:23

I actually too, thought this was normal.

Bottom infront of top sounds the stupid one of the two.

Simian · 24 Oct 2008 at 13:26

No thats 'Jut-Jaw' when the bottom protrudes further than the top... Will Young, Jummy Hill etc...

Most people have an overbite of some sorts... just some more pronounced than others (Goofey Teeth!!)

Dinomania · 24 Oct 2008 at 13:27

Overbite is normal, but less attractive when it reaches Simpsons-esque proportions.

Underbite is more unusual, but happens. One of my friends had extensive braces and corrective surgery to fix his underbite - I gather it wasn't best for eating.

Fraggr · 24 Oct 2008 at 13:31

My bottom teeth touch my top teeth and go behind them when I bite. My dentist said my bite was 'perfect'. So I don't think that is what overbite is...

gillywibble · 24 Oct 2008 at 13:52

I have it so bad, I can't bite sellotape (and I dribble in bed).

GravyMonster · 24 Oct 2008 at 13:54

mangobreeder said:
i thought an overbite is where, your bottom jaw hangs over you top jaw.

Thats an underbite.

Cosimo · 24 Oct 2008 at 14:20

Johnnytoxic said:
where your front teeth hang over your bottom. Just wondering how common this is.

Not very common, my bottom is a long way from my teeth.

Sime · 24 Oct 2008 at 14:29

I have over bite...Tongue is all nice and snug when my jaw is closed

Squink · 24 Oct 2008 at 14:33

Afaik, someone who has 'perfect' teeth will have an overbite. I think it's how they're meant to be. It doesn't mean that there's a massive overhang from the top teeth over the bottom ones.

int · 24 Oct 2008 at 14:36

Your back teeth are supposed to 'fit' into eachother with your forward top teeth coming over your forward bottom teeth.

SkeeterUK · 24 Oct 2008 at 14:36

My bottom are in front of top. And its bloody awful to have as its so uncomfortable.

Masterdog · 24 Oct 2008 at 14:46

I thought an overbite was where for some reason the top front teeth hung slightly in frot of the bottom lip, so when your mouth is closed you can still see the teeth?

York · 24 Oct 2008 at 14:47

I had an underbite - 10 years of orthodontic treatment and a 10 hour surgery, and I now have an overbite + perfect teeth

. However I have also lost 90% of feeling between my lower lip and chin. It's an unfortunate side effect of having to move the nerves in the mouth to cut the bone.

Underbite wasn't pleasant to live with. Couldn't open my mouth very wide without locking my jaw which was painful, and excessive chewing would also result in my jaw locking. If I had to choose again I'd still go through with the surgery knowing the side effects

Squink · 24 Oct 2008 at 14:48

SkeeterPSA said:
My bottom are in front of top. And its bloody awful to have as its so uncomfortable.

Get thee to a dentist and ask what your options are to get it corrected.

Bengaboy · 24 Oct 2008 at 14:52

Back in the day when I had my braces - I noticed I was getting a slight overbite.

The dentist said its perfectly normal and something we implement during having a brace to make sure you have less chance of having problems with your teeth in the future. Also feels a lot more comfy too aparently.