Re: Are bad jaws hereditary?

[Guest guest]

I can only tell you that I decidedly have my pop's jaw and underbite,

and V-shaped upper (at least until my docs worked on it) and

propensity for decay. My mom never had a cavity until way into

adulthood. All you'd have to do to know that is look at the photos

and my dental records. Sigh.

BUT, my mom had the propensity for obesity... I am a fat woman, alas,

in a long line of fat women, which makes that problem damn tough to

lick. And all you have to do to know that is to look at photographs

of the two of us, plus my grandma and aunts... Deep sigh...

All things considered, I'd rather have had my pop's body structure

and my mom's teeth, but my genes didn't let me choose. Triple sigh...

At least I got some of both their brains, and their sensitivities,

and for both I am truly, truly grateful. Soooo... You win, even when

you lose.

Cammie

Sigh.

> I was wondering if our bad jaws are hereditary? I'm 10 months into

> my braces, and probably 4 months pre-op. One of my daughters just

> started braces and my wife came and she came home with the good

news

> that she 'had my jaw'. Fortunately for her she is young enough

that

> the ortho feels he can correct it with the dreaded headgear. I

> wonder who will have the easier time...

>

> Dammit

[Guest guest]

It can definitely be hereditary. I was unlucky enough to get my

dad's jaw, and he had essentially the same jaw problem I had

(underbite). He had the surgery to correct it back in the 60's, and

from what he tells me the surgeon who performed it was one of the

early pioneers in the field and helped develop the procedure (was

out of Chicago). There weren't many doctors doing the surgery back

then becuase it was risky and not many were knowledgable enough

about how ot perform it. Anyway, my dentist/orthodonist and surgeon

both recognize the similarity between my dad's bite and mine (from

pictures I've seen his was worse though). In fact, many males on my

dad's side seem to have a more prominent jaw, while not necessarily

an underbite (which isn't necessarily a bad thing for guys, as that

is usually a desired feature). So yes, it can be passed on, but I am

sure that there are many cases where it was simply chance. As a side

note, I get my wires off sometime in the coming week (had the

surgery Dec. 18), so I'm excited to say the least .

> I was wondering if our bad jaws are hereditary? I'm 10 months

into

> my braces, and probably 4 months pre-op. One of my daughters just

> started braces and my wife came and she came home with the good

news

> that she 'had my jaw'. Fortunately for her she is young enough

that

> the ortho feels he can correct it with the dreaded headgear. I

> wonder who will have the easier time...

>

> Dammit

[Guest guest]

In my own personal observations, yes, bad jaws are hereditary. My

uncle has a bad underbite. My dad has an underbite. Both my brother

and I went through surgeries to correct our underbites. So, I'm

going to go ahead and say, yeah, it's hereditary!

> I was wondering if our bad jaws are hereditary? I'm 10 months into

> my braces, and probably 4 months pre-op. One of my daughters just

> started braces and my wife came and she came home with the good

news

> that she 'had my jaw'. Fortunately for her she is young enough

that

> the ortho feels he can correct it with the dreaded headgear. I

> wonder who will have the easier time...

>

> Dammit

[Guest guest]

In my own personal observations, yes, bad jaws are hereditary. My

uncle has a bad underbite. My dad has an underbite. Both my brother

and I went through surgeries to correct our underbites. So, I'm

going to go ahead and say, yeah, it's hereditary!

> I was wondering if our bad jaws are hereditary? I'm 10 months into

> my braces, and probably 4 months pre-op. One of my daughters just

> started braces and my wife came and she came home with the good

news

> that she 'had my jaw'. Fortunately for her she is young enough

that

> the ortho feels he can correct it with the dreaded headgear. I

> wonder who will have the easier time...

>

> Dammit

[Guest guest]

In my own personal observations, yes, bad jaws are hereditary. My

uncle has a bad underbite. My dad has an underbite. Both my brother

and I went through surgeries to correct our underbites. So, I'm

going to go ahead and say, yeah, it's hereditary!

> I was wondering if our bad jaws are hereditary? I'm 10 months into

> my braces, and probably 4 months pre-op. One of my daughters just

> started braces and my wife came and she came home with the good

news

> that she 'had my jaw'. Fortunately for her she is young enough

that

> the ortho feels he can correct it with the dreaded headgear. I

> wonder who will have the easier time...

>

> Dammit