Are your very back molars supposed to touch?

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eveningninja
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Are your very back molars supposed to touch?

#1 Post by eveningninja »

I just realized that my back molars do not touch, and am wondering if this is normal. Sort of makes me sad.
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lindesd
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Location: Odessa, TX

Neither do mine.

#2 Post by lindesd »

Mine don't touch either. At first I was kind of sad, but nobody but you will EVER know it. I think it is normal.
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terceslil
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#3 Post by terceslil »

When I eat, food gets stuck in between my back molars and it hurts! I wear my retainers all the time. Is there any chance that my teeth will move just a little so that they don't have enough space to get food stuck in between them?
Braced Oct 2004
Debanded Jan 2010
Wearing Essix (top) in the daytime
Wearing Hawleys (top & bottom) at night
& Have bonded bottom retainer
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Takako
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#4 Post by Takako »

Do you mean they don't touch like, top tooth to bottom tooth, or that there is a gap between the teeth on the upper or lower jaw? In both instances they should touch.
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