I've noticed that my daughter's teeth aren't growing straight. Her teeth are too big. Theredoesn't seem to be enough space for them.
我發(fā)現(xiàn)我女兒的牙齒長(zhǎng)的不正，牙齒也太大了，好像空隙不好。
How old is your daughter?
你女兒有多大了？
She's eight years old and I'm very worried that she's going to have crowded (crooked) teethlike mine.
她八歲，我擔(dān)心她會(huì)跟我一樣長(zhǎng)寄生齒。
Yes, malocclusion is very often related to heredity.
對(duì)的， 牙合不正通常與遺傳有關(guān)。
What's malocclusion?
錯(cuò)頜畸形是怎么回是？
Occlusion refers to the way that the teeth fit together, and their position in the mouth. Theword malocclusion means that the teeth don't fit together properly.
咬合指的是上，下牙排牙齒合到一起時(shí)位置合適，錯(cuò)頜畸形指的是咬合位置不合適。
Make an appointment for your daughter so that I can examine her and refer her to anorthodontist if I think that it's necessary.
給你女兒預(yù)約個(gè)時(shí)間，這樣我可以給她檢查，必要時(shí)我可以給他介紹一位正畸齒科醫(yī)生。
Are there other causes for malocclusion?
錯(cuò)頜畸形還有別的什么別的原因嗎？
Malocclusion can be related to habits such as thumb sucking or premature1 loss of thedeciduous (milk, baby) teeth.
錯(cuò)頜畸形與一些習(xí)慣如允吸大拇指乳牙過(guò)早脫落有關(guān)。
It's very important to make a space maintainer if the second deciduous2 molar is lost too soon.
假如第二顆乳牙過(guò)早脫落，那摸裝上間隙保持器是件要緊的事。
This will help to prevent a malocclusion from developing.
這樣有助于防止錯(cuò)頜畸形繼續(xù)發(fā)展。
Most of the time, a malocclusion is caused by the fact that the teeth are too large in relation tothe size of the jaws3
在大多數(shù)情況下，錯(cuò)頜畸形是由于牙齒比起上，下頜的大小來(lái)說(shuō)大了一些。
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