Oral Care Guide For Teens - Knowing Your Teeth - The Occlusion

The occlusion is determined by the placement of upper and lower jaws. In a normal occlusion, the lower front teeth should touch the inner surface of upper front teeth. One-third of the outer surface of lower front teeth should be covered by upper front teeth. The outer surface of lower front teeth should be 2mm to 4mm apart from the inner surface of upper front teeth.

If the upper jaw bone is exaggeratedly bigger than the lower jaw bone, or the upper front teeth are projected more forward than the lower front teeth, it will result in ‘projected upper teeth’.