Look at your smile or your child's smile in a mirror. What does your or your child's smile reveal? If you see the warning signs of a bad bite, we can help you. Give our offices a call.

Top front teeth stick out, protrude or are "bucked"

Top front teeth cover more than 25% of the bottom front teeth when the back teeth are biting together

Top front teeth grow in behind the bottom front teeth

Baby teeth that do not grow to full height like their neighbors

A weak chin or prominent chin

Neighboring teeth shifting into bad positions when a tooth between them has been removed

A space exists between the top and bottom front teeth while the back teeth are biting together

Crowded, overlapped, misplaced teeth or extra teeth

Some teeth don't meet at all

Baby teeth falling out too early or permanent teeth arriving very late

The centers of the top and bottom front teeth don't line up

Often biting the cheek or roof of the mouth

Finger, pacifier or tongue sucking habit that continues after 6 years of age

Difficulty chewing or biting with teeth that don't meet evenly on both sides

Teeth wearing unevenly

Jaws that shift off center when the teeth bite together

Excessive spaces between teeth that persist after the top permanent canine teeth appear

Embarrassing teeth or smile often hidden by hands

You may schedule an orthodontic appointment with Dr. William Trepp in his Severna Park, MD office by calling 410.696.4624 or in his Clinton, MD office by calling  301.868.6200. Written inquiries should be mailed to: 69 Robinson RD, Severna Park, MD 21146, USA or 8918 Woodyard RD, Clinton, MD 20735, USA