@hinnahme: The core difference between a dental overbite and a skeletal overbite lies in whether the misalignment is caused by the positioning of your teeth or the structure of your jawbones. A dental overbite is purely a tooth-related issue where the upper jaw and lower jaw are correctly proportioned and aligned, but the upper front teeth physically tilt or protrude too far forward over the lower teeth, often due to crowding, thumb-sucking habits, or genetics. In contrast, a skeletal overbite is a structural bone issue where the jaws themselves are mismatched in size or position—most commonly because the lower jaw bone (mandible) is underdeveloped and sits too far back compared to a normally sized upper jaw. While a dental overbite can usually be corrected entirely with orthodontic appliances like traditional braces to move the teeth, a skeletal overbite often requires orthopedic appliances, skeletal anchorage devices, or even corrective jaw surgery in adults to physically reshape or reposition the underlying bone structure. #genetics #bones #orthodontics #viral #fyp

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