My beautiful 5 month old pup comes from a terrific pedigree, but he has approximately 1 cm (not mm) between his upper incisors and his lower incisors. I have read that this can often correct itself by around 10 months, but I am concerned that the difference between his upper and lower jaw will not fully recover to within the 2 mm standard. If not, I won't stud him out and this really is not a big deal to me because what I was after when I got him was to simply get a great dog that ouwld bring years of joy to myself and my family. He's already fulfilling that task. My big concern is that, if it does not corect itself, that it will cause him pain and or not allow his mouth to function properly. Can someone with knowledge in this area please extend some of it my way? I know that it's probably going to be a waiting game as he develops and his teeth come in and lower jaw grows, but I'd like to gather as much info about this as possible. If you can, please help.
I don't have much info but you might find this interesting. My puppy's pedigree contains some Boxer. His mother has a decent underbite (about 1 cm or so). When he had his puppy teeth he had an underbite too. When his adult teeth came in he now has a perfect scissor bite.
So maybe your dog's bite will correct itself with teething, at least a little?
I don't know if you have to worry about mouth function. Look at Boxers, pugs, Bull terriers, etc who have intentionally "malformed" faces - they eat just fine! My previous dog had most of her lower jaw removed at one point, and could also eat and drink fine.
Maybe just watch and make sure he's not biting his lips/gums when his mouth is closed, causing sores. Otherwise I don't think there would be a problem.
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GSD Dentition - Overshot Jaw or Overbite
#193731 - 05/07/2008 08:36 AM 
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