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Should Your Teeth Touch?

Alexander Ross • • 7 min read
Should Your Teeth Touch?

PROPER JAW POSTURE
The teeth should not touch ever – except when swallowing. This comes as a big surprise to most people. When not chewing or swallowing, the tip of the tongue should rest gently on the tip and back of the lower incisors.

Should your teeth touch when resting?

Resting teeth means they are sitting dormant and it also means they're not interacting with anything else like food, your tongue, or each other. The standard resting position has the teeth not touching each other; when the mouth is closed the teeth are slightly apart.

Should all my teeth touch?

No your front teeth (or any of your teeth) should not touch when you are speaking. We use out teeth to help form the sounds required for clear speech. This means your teeth and your tongue will touch very frequently while you're speaking, however your teeth should never be touching.

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Alexander Ross has covered the video game industry for a decade, writing deep dives on game design, esports tournaments, VR developments, and gaming culture.