Bite Adjustment
Bite Adjustment
A bite is considered to be healthy when all or most of the teeth are present and not destroyed by normal daily usage.
It is destructive when teeth show wear, looseness or when TMJ (jaw joint) damage is seen. Bite therapy helps restore a bite that can function without damage and destruction.
Therapies to treat bite problems include the following, which may be used in combination:
- Reshaping the biting surfaces of the teeth and eliminating spots of excessive pressures where the teeth are brought into contact. This is done by carefully dividing bite pressures evenly across all of the teeth.
- Bite splint therapy uses a custom-fitted and adjusted plastic bite guard to keep the teeth apart, day, night or both.
- Braces (“orthodontic” therapy) to reposition mal-aligned or drifted teeth.
- Replacement of old, worn out or damaged fillings or crowns.
- Reconstruction of badly worn and damaged teeth.