Why do you always feel crooked when you look in the mirror? In retrospect, do you always chew unilaterally when eating? This bad habit not only leads to oral problems, but may even lead to facial deformities!

In general, we chew food with our teeth on both sides when eating.

But some people are used to chewing only one side when eating, and the other side is basically not used. In medicine, this behavior is called unilateral chewing.

Unilateral chewing protoplasm

1. Children

Unilateral chewing is more common in children.

The first reason is that after deciduous teeth fall off, one side has no teeth to bite and can only eat with the teeth on the other side. After a long time, you will develop the habit of partial eclipse chewing.

2. It's because one tooth is decayed or stuffed and not treated in time that it will hurt or be uncomfortable when eating, so you have to eat with the other healthy tooth.

3. Adults

Unilateral chewing is generally associated with oral diseases.

For example, if a tooth lesion is not treated in time, and chewing food makes you feel uncomfortable, you will switch to the other side. After a long time, you will unconsciously develop the habit of partial eclipse.

Unilateral chewing should be solved as soon as possible.

1. Eliminate related reasons

Maintain good oral hygiene, go to a professional dental clinic for examination once every six months, and treat dental diseases in time if they are found. If the tooth is missing, corresponding restoration measures should be taken in time.

2. Exercise both masseter muscles at the same time.

If the facial asymmetry is not serious and young, the deformity will gradually disappear in the future.

3。 Treatment recovery

Severe cases or adults can be recovered through orthodontic treatment or facial plastic surgery.