Prognathism - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PrognathismNot all alveolar prognathism is anomalous, and significant differences can be observed among different ethnicities. Harmful habits such as thumb sucking or tongue thrusting can result in or exaggerate an alveolar prognathism, causing teeth to misalign. Functional appliances can be used in growing children to help modify bad habits and neu…
Mandibular Prognathism - Birbe Clinic
birbe.org › mandibular-prognathismWe speak of mandibular prognathism when the lower teeth are in front of the upper teeth and do not fit. It has three main causes: Lack of growth of the upper jaw (maxillary hypoplasia) Jaw overgrowth (mandibular hyperplasia) A combination of maxillary hypoplasia and mandibular hypoplasia.
Prognathism - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org › wiki › PrognathismMandibular prognathism (progenism) Leopold I, showing progenism. Pathologic mandibular prognathism is a potentially disfiguring genetic disorder where the lower jaw outgrows the upper, resulting in an extended chin and a crossbite. In both humans and animals, it can be the result of inbreeding. [8]