The difference between bone convexity and tooth convexity mainly includes the formation causes, clinical manifestations, and treatment methods.
1. Causes: Bony convexity is caused by overdevelopment of alveolar bone, while dental convexity is caused by malocclusion, and the causes of the two are different.
2. Clinical manifestations: Bony convex people usually involuntarily open their mouths to show their teeth, and cannot close their lips naturally under natural conditions, and some patients expose their gums excessively when they smile; dental convex patients usually show their teeth projecting forward, which is also the common buck teeth in life.
3. Treatment: Due to the different causes and manifestations, the treatment is also different, the treatment of bone convexity will be relatively complicated, usually requires surgical treatment, which is costly and risky; teeth convexity can be treated by orthodontic treatment, which is relatively safe.