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Ninety-five percent of the population in our society do not have enough room for all
32 teeth we've evolved to have. So the question is -
Why do teeth crowd? Is that normal?
We've involved have 32 teeth.
That means 16 on the top jaw, 16 on the bottom jaw.
It means we have three molars. Our third molars,
being wisdom teeth, should have enough room to come through and be functional
parts of our teeth.
If we didn't have enough room for five fingers on the hands, would we feel as
relaxed and accepting of that? I doubt it. But somehow we've come to accept this
as normal. It's not normal. I mean it is normal in our society,
but is it healthy? Because ultimately the shape of the jaw having enough
room for all 32 those teeth, affects the shape of our airway.
Do we have enough room to breathe as well as we can and breathing is the
most important part,
together with a good night's sleep, of our lives.
So why do teeth crowd? There are two reasons why teeth crown.
One - the nutrition that we enjoy or don't enjoy from the moment of conception
right through pregnancy into the early years of their lives -
that effects the shape of our jaw.
The second thing is that once we are born, the balance between the tongue
and the lip and the cheeks affecting the shape of the arch
of the top and bottom teeth.
Ideally, the tongue should sit on the roof of the mouth most of the time.
We should be breathing through your nose. The tongue is nature's best
orthodontic appliance and if it is in the right position and if you are
breathing correctly
than the shape of your jaw will be not crowded.
And so the reason teeth crowd...
Diet - through from conception throughout life
and also the balance of tongue, lip
and cheek muscles - its called oral myology.
We'll talk more about that in a future video.
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