Bite & Alignment Issues 8 min read · By Dr. Kevin Baharvand, Diplomate, American Board of Orthodontics Short answer: You can improve some overbites naturally, mainly mild, habit-driven ones in growing children, using myofunctional therapy, better tongue posture, and breaking habits like thumb sucking. But a true skeletal overbite, where the jaws are the cause,… Continue reading How to Fix an Overbite Naturally in 2026
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What is an Open Bite and How Can It Be Fixed?
Bite & Alignment Issues 6 min read • By Dr. Kevin Baharvand, Diplomate, American Board of Orthodontics An open bite is one of the trickier bite problems, because fixing the teeth is only half the job. The other half is addressing what caused it, often a tongue or thumb habit, so it doesn't come right… Continue reading What is an Open Bite and How Can It Be Fixed?
How Are Teeth Supposed to Sit? An Orthodontist’s Insight
Bite & Alignment Issues 6 min read · By Dr. Kevin Baharvand, Diplomate, American Board of Orthodontics Short answer: In a healthy bite, your upper front teeth slightly overlap the lowers, your back teeth mesh together evenly, your midlines line up, and everything is spaced without crowding or gaps. And at rest, your teeth should… Continue reading How Are Teeth Supposed to Sit? An Orthodontist’s Insight
What is an Overbite and How is it Different from an Overjet?
Bite & Alignment Issues 6 min read • By Dr. Kevin Baharvand, Diplomate, American Board of Orthodontics People use "overbite" to describe almost any front-tooth issue, but overbite and overjet are two different things, and mixing them up leads to a lot of confusion about treatment. The short version: an overbite is vertical, and an… Continue reading What is an Overbite and How is it Different from an Overjet?
Mesiodens: Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment of an Extra Front Tooth
Bite & Alignment Issues 6 min read · By Dr. Kevin Baharvand, Diplomate, American Board of Orthodontics Quick answer A mesiodens is an extra tooth that forms between the upper front teeth. It is the most common supernumerary tooth, usually spotted in children between ages 5 and 8 on a routine X-ray. Left in place,… Continue reading Mesiodens: Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment of an Extra Front Tooth
What is a Crossbite and How Can It Be Fixed?
Bite & Alignment Issues 6 min read • By Dr. Kevin Baharvand, Diplomate, American Board of Orthodontics A crossbite is one of those bite problems that's easy to overlook and important not to. When the upper and lower teeth don't line up the way they should, it can quietly wear teeth down, shift the jaw,… Continue reading What is a Crossbite and How Can It Be Fixed?
What Causes Gaps in Teeth and How to Fix Them
Bite & Alignment Issues 6 min read • By Dr. Kevin Baharvand, Diplomate, American Board of Orthodontics A gap between the front teeth, what dentists call a diastema, is one of those things people either love or want gone. Some wear it as a signature. Others would rather close it. Either choice is fine, but… Continue reading What Causes Gaps in Teeth and How to Fix Them
Everything You Need to Know About Orthognathic (Jaw) Surgery
Bite & Alignment Issues 8 min read · By Dr. Kevin Baharvand, Diplomate, American Board of Orthodontics · Bite & Alignment Issues Short answer: Orthognathic surgery, or jaw surgery, repositions the upper jaw, lower jaw, or both to fix problems that braces alone cannot, like a severe underbite, open bite, or jaw asymmetry. It is… Continue reading Everything You Need to Know About Orthognathic (Jaw) Surgery
What is Teeth Crowding and How Can It Be Fixed?
Bite & Alignment Issues 6 min read • By Dr. Kevin Baharvand, Diplomate, American Board of Orthodontics Crowded teeth are the single most common reason people come see me. Maybe a tooth is twisted, or the bottom front teeth overlap, or everything just looks a little bunched. The reassuring part: crowding is one of the… Continue reading What is Teeth Crowding and How Can It Be Fixed?