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05-23-2005, 09:18 AM | #16 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Minnesota
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| I thought a scissors bite was not like a normal human bite? Because a normal human bite is a slight overbite? Sorry, I'm remedial. |
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05-23-2005, 09:21 AM | #17 |
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| Sorry to belabor this but I am trying to make a decision on a puppy. What is considered tslight? This puppie's bottom jaw ia about half the size of the upper. Is there a measurement? I saw a 2mm measurement for a large breed dog but that wouldn't work on a yorkie because they are so small. Is there a "rule of thumb" for slight or severe? |
05-23-2005, 10:51 AM | #18 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Staten Island, NY
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| Sammi has got an underbite...I think it gives her character..My parents nicknamed her "Fang" LOL! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...mi/Sammi10.jpg
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05-23-2005, 10:53 AM | #19 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Goodyear, AZ
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| what a cutie she is just adorable |
05-23-2005, 10:58 AM | #20 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: South Florida
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| bites This is funny...when I look at a pair of scissors and the blades simple overlap each other very closely. A human bite is the same isn't it...an overbite in a human needs braces I think? A slight over/under bite IMO is one that is not visable unless you open the mouth. A bull dog or Shid Tzu bite on a Yorkie is severe. If you can put your finger nail in the gap, it is slight..if you can put your pinkie finger in the gap it is a bad one. IMO A bottom jaw that is half the length of the top is more then a bad bite..the entire top jaw is overshot..the top jaw will still grow to some degree after 12 weeks..so it can get even worse. Last edited by YorkieRose; 05-23-2005 at 11:01 AM. |
05-23-2005, 11:04 AM | #21 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bay Area, California
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| When I got Max at 12 weeks old he had a slight underbite, his breeder told me this before we picked him out and was selling him at about 1/4 the cost of his litter mates because of his bite. She told me it could very well correct itself as he grows but she could not guarantee.. Well, good news! It did correct itself with in a few months, he now has a scissor bite. But I can tell you while he had the underbite he had no troubles eating at all because all his other teeth lined up really well, it was just the very front ones that were off. I think if you are considering getting a puppy with either an under or overbite you should open their mouth to make their bite lines up evenly on the sides, you wouldn't want the bite so bad that the teeth actually hit the roof of the mouth or the gums preventing the mouth to close all the way etc. Last edited by Missy's Mommy; 05-23-2005 at 11:07 AM. |
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