Thread: Over Bite?
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Old 01-21-2008, 03:44 PM
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Re: Over Bite?

An underbite will not correct because the top jaw grows first, the bottom jaw grows next, to "catch up". With an underbite the bottom jaw is longer than the top, and since the top jaw is contained inside it, it restricts the growth, preventing it from developing normally.
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