- Crowding: not enough room, so teeth twist and overlap. Harder to clean, faster to wear. Treated with braces or aligners, sometimes with expansion to create room without extractions.
- Spacing: gaps from small teeth, missing teeth or habits. Closed with braces or aligners, coordinated with your dentist when implants are involved.
- Overbite (deep bite): upper front teeth cover too much of the lowers, which can wear enamel and irritate gums.
- Underbite: lower front teeth sit in front of the uppers, stressing the jaw joint and wearing teeth unevenly. Early intervention in growing kids is especially valuable here.
- Crossbite: upper teeth bite inside the lowers, front or back. Left alone it wears teeth and can shift jaw growth off-center; caught young it often resolves with an expander.
- Open bite: front teeth do not meet, complicating biting and speech. Often habit-related in children, very treatable with modern mechanics.
Every one of these is diagnosable at a free consultation with a digital scan and X-ray. The earlier we see it, the more options you have.