Jaw looks aligned at rest, but shifts noticeably backward when I bite

[Anon2323]

I’ve noticed something weird with my jaw and I’m trying to understand what could be causing it. When my jaw is relaxed, my mandible seems to be basically aligned with my maxilla, maybe around 0.2 mm backwards, so pretty much nothing. But when I open my mouth and then close it and bite down again, my mandible seems to go quite a bit backwards compared to where it was at rest. It’s pretty noticeable and I don’t really understand why this happens. Is this normal or could my bite/occlusion be forcing my jaw backwards when I close my mouth? Has anyone had something similar or knows what could be causing it?

 

[rexd]

u should ask your ortho, u could be like subconsciously jutting a little like I kinda have the same thing, like ill check my bite when its closed and its a slight overbite but when I eat or something its a little more. But im pretty sure im just jutting a little bit.

 

[lan6d]

Have you had braces as a kid due to like bad teeth? I do the same and I’m seeing a oral/maxillary surgeon, cause I had terrible overjet, and overtime you kind of compensate for it by moving your jaw forward and such, which I also do but it leads to a bunch of other issues for me like teeth grinding and tmj, cause it’s not my natural bite at all

 

[Anon2323]

Have you had braces as a kid due to like bad teeth? I do the same and I’m seeing a oral/maxillary surgeon, cause I had terrible overjet, and overtime you kind of compensate for it by moving your jaw forward and such, which I also do but it leads to a bunch of other issues for me like teeth grinding and tmj, cause it’s not my natural bite at all

I never wore braces and i dont have any other problems except on the look

 

[Anon2323]

u should ask your ortho, u could be like subconsciously jutting a little like I kinda have the same thing, like ill check my bite when its closed and its a slight overbite but when I eat or something its a little more. But im pretty sure im just jutting a little bit.

It's possible does it cause problems if I do that?

 

[rexd]

It's possible does it cause problems if I do that?

you can get tmj like jaw pain, but just focus on making sure your jaw is relaxed

 

[lan6d]

I never wore braces and i dont have any other problems except on the look

Have you gotten x rays of your mouth at the dentist, if you bite down and it changes like that such as going back, I’m pretty sure that’s malocclusion like an overbite or such