Bite Adjustment

A bite is considered to be healthy when all or most of the teeth are present and not destroyed by normal daily usage.

It is destructive when teeth show wear, looseness, or when TMJ (jaw joint) damage is seen. Bite therapy helps restore a bite that can function without damage and destruction.

The therapy may include:

• Reshaping the biting surfaces of the teeth and eliminating spots of excessive pressures where the teeth are brought into contact (done by carefully dividing bite pressures evenly across all of the teeth)
  
  
• Bite splint therapy, using a custom-fitted and adjusted plastic bite guard to keep the teeth apart, day, night, or both
  
  
• Braces, to reposition misaligned or drifted teeth
  
  
• Replacement of old, worn out, or damaged fillings
  
  
• Reconstruction of badly worn and damaged teeth