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Is there any way to tell if my overbite is skeletal or dental? It would be really helpful if someone can tell me a way to identify whether my overbite is skeletal or dental. Like normally when my mouth is at rest. I do not have any overbite but when I do clench my teeth there is overbite. Moreover at rest my molars (up and down molars) do not touch each other. I mean there is a gap between my upper and lower set of molars at rest. This gap causes a overbite when I clench my teeth. So from this can anyone tell if my overbite is skeletal or dental?
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You can get a lateral cephalogram x-ray done for judgement. Of whether the bite is skeletal or dental
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Go for opg x-ray. Send photo opening and closing.
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