People with a malocclusion are at increased risk for a range of diseases, including cancer, diabetes and heart attack. This is reported by scientists from the University of Washington.

According to scientists, the risk of developing all these diseases is associated with the early effects of stress on the developing body of the child.. Until recently, the degree of influence of stress on a child was assessed based on his body weight at birth.. Lower weight was indicative of a lack of nutrients during fetal development, which indicated the effects of stress.

But now scientists from the University of Washington have proven that malocclusion due to misalignment of the jaw bones is a much more accurate indicator of the effect of stress.. The asymmetry of the skull and teeth has been used by anthropologists for decades as a symptom of the effect of external stress on the human body.. And now this asymmetry can be assessed simply by the bite of the molars..

Such an assessment takes a few seconds, and if the mother of such a child also remembers his birth weight, this will provide significant information for analyzing the risk of developing many diseases in this child in the future..

Having examined 6,654 children, scientists found that one in four of them had a malocclusion. Subsequently, it was these children who most often faced cancer, heart disease and diabetes, despite the later dental procedures to correct the bite. Statistics persisted even when taking into account factors such as the presence of bad habits, family history, body weight, etc..

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