How Genetics Affect Teeth?
To sum up how genetics affect teeth, your genetics somewhat affects every aspect of your oral health and appearance:
- The shape of your teeth.
- Enamel strength – how cavity prone your teeth are regardless of how well your practice great oral hygiene.
- Your saliva – acids are neutralised by saliva, meaning that depending on the chemical composition, your saliva hinders the formation of plaque (which eventually leads to tooth decay).
- The alignment of your teeth.
- The type of bite you have.
- Your jaw.
So overall, just like most things to do with our bodies, there’s always an element of genetics being responsible.
Unfortunately we’re not all be blessed with the genetics that provides so few with perfect teeth. In fact, because there are so many different elements that make up a perfect set of teeth, it’s no surprise that virtually no one is born blessed enough to have said perfect teeth – don’t be too hard on yourself.
Luckily, a lot of the issue above are be correctable with braces, regular-enough dental checkups, and great dental advise (such as this blog and the other blogs we have on our page).
Braces, for example, can do more than straighten your teeth, so when you should get braces.There’s also several reasons for braces – check out the links to read further (and how you can book a free session with us).
How Smiles can help:
Primarily listed in the blogs above, there are ways around these very common issues.
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