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What Causes Teeth Gaps and How Do We Close Them?
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What Causes Teeth Gaps and How Do We Close Them?
2/21/2022
What Causes Teeth Gaps and iSmile can close them? Call (305) 396-1026 to schedule appointment with Dr. Sonia Olivares today.
If your confidence has been affected by teeth gaps or diastema, you might regard yourself as less appealing or even make you hesitant to smile. If it's upsetting you, put off all the worries - a front teeth gap can be corrected.

When you're bothered about your physical look and planning to fix the teeth gap as soon as possible, you must first understand how they existed. Read on the causes of Diastema below:

Causes of Teeth Gaps

Teeth gaps usually occur between the middle-upper teeth and sometimes, they appear around the middle-lower teeth, too. The gaps always happen for various reasons, depending on the person. However, these are the common grounds for Diastema:

1. Hereditary

Presumably, genetics is the most typical cause of diastema. If your parents or even grandparents had Diastema, there is a big chance that you may have it too. The good thing is, this would also mean that your teeth gap case was not driven by some other unnatural causes.

2. Gum Infections

Gum diseases commonly induce discomfort, inflamed or swollen gums, or bleeding gums when brushing the teeth. When gum diseases are not properly addressed, it can generate harsh possibilities like gum enlargement that might lead to a front teeth gap.

3. Irregular Teeth Size

The frenum is a narrow line of delicate tissue between the lips and the gums. Occasionally, large labial frenum forms causing Diastema.

4. Destructive Habits

Bad habits like thumb sucking, inappropriate swallowing, and other practices that implicate your front teeth can also direct to Diastema. If someone already has diastema as a genetic condition and still exhibits routines like this, the front teeth gap can deepen in the long run. 

How to Prevent Teeth Gaps?

If teeth gap is common in the family, there can't be much to be done about them. However, there are always ways to control or stop the interval between front teeth induced by gum conditions and flawed habits, here are the things that you can do:

  • Regularly brush your teeth
  • Clean the tongue every time you brush your teeth
  • Plan a regular visit to the dentist for a check-up, at least twice a year
  • Restrict your sugar intake
  • Stay hydrated
  • Ensure that your child doesn't habitually suck the thumb

How to Treat Teeth Gap

Normally, Diastema or teeth gaps can be corrected using the following ways:
  • If you have uneven jaws and teeth, orthodontic remedies like braces and retainers can be employed to fix the alignment of the jaw or the teeth or to lessen the gap.
  • In extreme issues of malocclusion, orthodontic surgery is usually executed to rectify troubles in the jaw.
  • Tooth replacement is utilized to repair gaps yielded by missing teeth.
  • Cosmetic dentistry procedures like veneers and adhesion are done to restore slighter teeth gaps.

Why Choose iSmile by Dr. Sonia Olivares?

For physically conscious people, it may seem like the end of the world, a gap between front teeth isn’t necessarily a reason for worry. If it runs in the family, you can ignore it as it is and have ideal and wholesome teeth, whereas with a little gap.

If you want to enhance your overall self-esteem with the perfect smile or need all-around dentistry, iSmile is equipped to assist you. We are the best in the field of cosmetic and general procedures at our two South Florida locations and are prepared to help you. Relish a level of comfort in our dental office with our friendly staff and knowledgeable professionals.


Dr. Sonia Olivares  has dedicated her life to helping people have great oral health, beautiful smiles, and all the confidence that goes with them. She takes her time with each and every patient to ensure that they are given the proper care, from evaluation, to procedure. Her goal is to completely resolve any dental issues her patients are faced with, all while providing courteous, knowledgeable, and professional service.


To schedule an appointment, call us at Doral: (305) 620-8272, 8353 NW 36th St. Doral, Fl. 33166, and Coral Gables: (305) 396-1026 2725 Ponce de Leon Blvd. Coral Gables, Fl 33134.
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