Why do my teeth always bite my cheeks?

Some people always bite their cheeks when eating. This situation should be taken seriously, because frequent biting of the cheeks will form scars on the mucosal tissue, cause ulcers, and even lead to malignant changes. This is related to the usual chewing habits. In addition, if the jaw relationship on one side is not good, this phenomenon may also occur. For patients with inflammation of the oral mucosa, this symptom is also prone to occur.

Common causes of cheek biting include:

1. The patient chews on one side. Long-term unilateral chewing leads to poor bite relationship on one side, and finally biting the cheek when eating.

2. The patient has crossbite. Due to long-term crossbite, the natural shape of the buccal mucosa changes, and it is also easy to bite the cheek.

3. Patients with opposite-edge occlusion are most likely to bite the cheek, and if the occlusion is not adjusted, this condition will not improve, but will continue to worsen and even tend to become malignant.

4. People with temporomandibular joint disorder are also prone to cheek biting.

5. Patients with inflammation of the oral mucosa are also prone to biting the cheek mucosa.

6. Poor restorations. When patients wear poor restorations, they may have disordered occlusion and even cheek biting.

7. Long-term tooth loss can also easily cause patients to bite their buccal mucosa.

8. Acute edentulousness can easily lead to biting of the buccal mucosa.

9. Patients with long-term edentulous occlusion who need complete dentures. These patients are basically those whose long-term edentulous occlusion has caused the buccal mucosa to protrude to the jaw side, so that the buccal mucosa is bitten after the complete denture is repaired.

10. After restorative treatment, the patient may bite the buccal mucosa easily due to the small coverage of some dentures.

11. When dentures are repaired, some dentures are arranged in a reverse bite, which can easily bite the buccal mucosa.

12. Occasionally biting the cheek mucosa while chewing food accidentally, and then it will not heal, leading to habitual biting of the cheek mucosa. It is recommended to go to the hospital to check what is the cause of cheek biting and then choose the appropriate treatment plan.