Eating with only one side of the teeth chewing? Pay attention! Attention! Long-term use of one side of the teeth, not only will become “size face” will also cause oral diseases! Always use one side of the teeth, how harmful? Only use one side of the teeth to eat, over time not only “destroy the teeth”, but also “disfigure”. 1, the usual teeth will double the wear teeth are very hard, but it has to chew food many times a day, over time, then the strong surface will also have loss. All kinds of food from large to small, from coarse to fine, chewing and chewing, which all rely on a variety of different shapes of teeth to help. Generally speaking, the eating process consists of tearing by the cusp – biting by the incisors – and grinding by the molars before swallowing. Using only one side of the teeth for a long period of time results in a lot of tooth wear, exposing the dentin (the main part of the tooth) and causing tooth decay. When eating cold and sour food, there will be soreness and pain, and in more serious cases, inflammation of the dental pulp will cause severe pain. 2, become “big and small face” only use one side of the teeth to eat, drive the teeth chewing muscle will get more exercise than the other side, the lower jaw teeth repeatedly to chewing side movement, will make the lower front teeth of the median line to chewing side misalignment, so the habitual side of the face will be more “strong” than the other side “The result is that it looks like “one side of the face is big, the other side of the face is small”. 3, the side of the less used teeth easy to accumulate calculus The less used side of the teeth and gums, little friction with food, more likely to produce tartar, after the risk of tooth decay, gingivitis, periodontitis will be higher. The process of chewing food not only facilitates the digestion of food, but also makes food and teeth and gums fully frictional, reducing the possibility of tartar accumulation. 4, the temporomandibular joint is injured The temporomandibular joint is located in front of the two ears, put your fingers in front of your ears, then open your mouth and close your mouth, you can feel this joint. Chewing with one side of the teeth for a long time will damage the temporomandibular joint on one side, which may end up with a “click” when opening the mouth, joint pain, or even inability to open the mouth at all. If we always use one side of the teeth to bite something has so many effects on us! Why do many people still do it? In addition to habit, in most cases, chewing with only one side of the teeth may be due to the inconvenience of using the other side of the teeth, and these inconveniences are often the result of oral problems. 1.No teeth on one side Due to serious tooth decay, periodontal disease, hidden tooth fracture and other reasons, resulting in tooth loss or extraction, this side of the tooth has a vacancy in, can not play a full chewing role, bite something inconvenient, unconsciously will turn to use the other side of the teeth. 2, there are teeth, but it hurts When you have long wisdom teeth, you hate to eat only air to fill your stomach, let alone chew something. Similarly, when one side of the tooth has periodontitis, tooth decay or gum swelling and pain, the habit of using one side of the tooth will be formed. 3.There are teeth, but no strength One side of the teeth is loose due to periodontal disease, chewing things with no strength, and people basically give up using them. 4, there are teeth, but inefficient buck teeth, teeth crowded together before and after or teeth bite misalignment, will directly affect the change of chewing habits. Do orthodontics in time to circumvent the adverse effects earlier. 5, mouth ulcers are too painful mouth ulcers, can not use this side of the teeth to bite things, have to use the other side. In addition to these reasons, the size, softness and hardness of the food can also cause some people to use one side of the teeth more favorably. How can I reopen both sides of my teeth? The most important thing, of course, is to get your mouth back to health! Oral diseases should be dealt with as early as possible to eliminate tooth and gum diseases, missing teeth and other problems in order to make both sides of the teeth work together and share the task of chewing. If there is nothing wrong with your mouth, you should change your bad habits and remind yourself to use both sides of your teeth.