Learn more at www.caugheydds.com Remember that old song, the leg bone is connected to knee bone? Well, your teeth are connected to your jaw which is connected to your neck and how you hold the posture in your upper body and in your neck will definitely effect how your teeth touch. For example, if I lean my head out forward like this and bite, I’m bound to put more pressure on my front teeth Whereas if I pull back I may feel it somewhere else. A lot of times, addressing issues that we have with neck posture may need to happen before we begin to balance a bite — sometimes the reverse is true. The only way to know is to have a thorough exam that involves both, and we offer that here.
