My Bite is Off
If clenching your teeth causes pain or discomfort, you may have malocclusion. Learn what a bad bite is, how it's identified, and why it's almost always correctable.
My Bite is Off
What is Malocclusion?
The important thing to understand about your bite is that you should be able to close your teeth together and squeeze very hard without causing any sign of tenderness or pain in any tooth or in the jaw joint. If you can't do this you probably have a malocclusion. You should know that the discomfort is almost always correctable with the right selection of treatment. Your dentist must also examine for other possible causes of pain that may exist in combination with your bite disorder. Nothing takes the place of a carefully made examination to determine the specific cause (or causes) for your discomfort.