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?