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Open bites
Open bites occur when the upper front teeth don't meet or even cover the lower front teeth.
The cause can be genetic, but more often is due to oral habits such as thumb sucking or unusual positioning of the tongue.
Open bites make proper chewing difficult as it is impossible to bite off food. They may cause speech impediments as well as difficulty to close the lips leading to mouth breathing, and drying and inflammation of the gums around the front teeth.
