Gap teeth’ as most Nigerians call it is the space in between some individual teeth.
This space, mainly caused by the imbalance in relation between the jaw and the size of teeth, is found in many Nigerians dents, both men and women, which tends to make some of them beautiful and many of them Cherish it a lot.
Whenever we see someone with a space between their teeth, we always use the word ‘gap teeth’
We really should not be blamed because Nigerians tend to make it all for us and so we tend to describe things we see in a casual language and relate to in the simplest way/form we can.
Do not be shocked to hear this, there is absolutely nothing meaningless in the English language.
The question that anyone who reads this asks is probably “What is the name?” After reading this educational article, we are about to discover that.
“Diastema” is the correct name for this space or the correct word to use in English
Diastema refers to a gap or space between your teeth. Diastema (plural diastems). These spaces can be formed anywhere in the mouth, but sometimes between the top two teeth. Both adults and children suffer from this. Gaps may disappear in children as their permanent teeth grow.
Diastema is caused primarily by the imbalance between mandibular and tooth size. The lip frenulum can also push the teeth off and cause diastema among the middle of the two frontal teeth when the lip frenulum is pulling out.
Some shortcomings are small, but other differences are smaller and some people have a cosmetic problem.
So if you still call that room between some people and teeth gap, then you’re somewhat embarrassing..…See More
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