Diastema is a noticeable gap between two teeth, most often between the upper front teeth. Some gaps are tiny.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n
Genetics plays a big part. If several people in your family have gaps between their front teeth, there\u2019s a decent chance yours came from the same basic pattern. Childhood habits can matter too.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n
This is where people sometimes overthink it. A diastema doesn’t automatically mean your teeth are unhealthy. If the teeth are stable and the gums look healthy, the gap may simply be part of your smile.<\/p>\r\n
\u2022 Dental bonding is often the simpler cosmetic route. A dentist adds tooth-colored material to change the shape of the teeth, so the gap looks smaller without moving the teeth themselves.<\/p>\r\n
\u2022 Braces or clear aligners make more sense when the teeth need to move into better positions, especially when the gap is part of a wider alignment issue.<\/p>\r\n
\u2022 Sometimes the tissue between the teeth needs attention too, although that depends entirely on what is causing the space. A dentist needs to look first rather than guessing from a mirror.<\/p>\r\n
It\u2019s usually pretty straightforward. The dentist will examine the teeth and gums and ask whether the gap has always been there or appeared recently. They may also check how your teeth meet when you bite.<\/p>\r\n
Not necessarily. If you like your smile and your teeth are healthy, there\u2019s no rule saying you need to change it. Teeth don’t have to look perfectly uniform to be healthy.<\/p>\r\n
But if the gap bothers you, closing it can make a surprisingly big difference in how your smile feels. You stop noticing the space every time you look in a photo. It just gets out of your way.<\/p>\r\n
So, if you\u2019ve got a gap between your teeth, don\u2019t panic and don\u2019t assume it needs fixing either. Sometimes diastema is simply your smile doing its own slightly unusual thing.\u00a0 Diastema is a noticeable gap between two teeth, most often between the upper front teeth. Some gaps are tiny.\u00a0\u00a0 Why Does Diastema Happen? Genetics plays a big part. If several people in your family have gaps between their front teeth, there\u2019s a decent chance yours came from the same basic pattern. Childhood habits can matter … Continue reading What Is Diastema?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5238","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5238","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5238"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5238\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5252,"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5238\/revisions\/5252"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5238"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5238"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5238"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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