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A '''diastema''' ({{plural form}}: '''diastemata''', from Greek {{lang|grc|διάστημα}}, 'space') is a space or gap between two [[tooth|teeth]]. Many species of [[mammal]]s have diastemata as a normal feature, most commonly between the [[incisor]]s and [[molar (tooth)|molars]]. More colloquially, the condition may be referred to as '''gap teeth''' or '''tooth gap'''.
In humans, the term is most commonly applied to an open space between the upper [[incisor]]s (front teeth). It happens when there is an unequal relationship between the size of the teeth and the [[jaw]]. Diastemata are common for children and can exist in adult teeth as well.
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2. '''Periodontal Disease''': Periodontal disease, also known as [[gum disease]], can result in bone loss that supports the teeth. If a person loses enough bone, the teeth can become loose and cause gaps to form.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-02-15|title=Diastema (Gap Between Teeth)|url=https://www.colgate.com/en-us/oral-health/early-orthodontics/diastema-gap-between-teeth/}}</ref>
3. '''Mesiodens''': Mesiodens is an extra tooth that grows behind
4. '''Skeletal discrepancy''': Dental skeletal discrepancy can be a cause behind gap teeth. If the upper jaw grows more than the lower jaw, teeth on the upper jaw will have more space to cover thus leaving gaps between them.
5. '''Proclination''': If
=== Treatment ===
A diastema is not a pathology and doesn't require treatment. Any interventions to modify a diastema are purely cosmetic.
1. Determining the cause of the diastema, then treat the cause.▼
2. Diastema treatment options can differ from one patient to another, but generally it is treated by [[orthodontics]],<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Wheeler|first1=Bryan|last2=K. Carrico|first2=Caroline|last3=Shroff|first3=Bhavna|last4=Brickhouse|first4=Tegman|last5=Laskin|first5=Daniel|date=2017-11-01|title=Management of the Maxillary Diastema by Various Dental Specialties|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/321263171|journal=Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery|volume=76|issue=4|pages=709–715|doi=10.1016/j.joms.2017.11.024|pmid=29245001}}</ref> or [[Dental composite|composite fillings]], or a combination of [[Veneer (dentistry)|veneers]] or [[Crown (dentistry)|crowns]].
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In ''[[The Canterbury Tales]]'', [[Geoffrey Chaucer]] wrote of the "[[The Wife of Bath's Tale|gap-toothed wife of Bath]]".<ref name="gap">{{cite news |author=Rachel Dodes |title=We Don't Mind the Gap: The Fashionable Flash a New Smile |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703720004575478213601248720?mod=WSJ_NewYork_NewsReel |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |date=September 8, 2010 |access-date=2010-09-10 }}</ref> As early as this time period, the gap between the front teeth, especially in women, was associated with lustful characteristics.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.mcgilltribune.com/a-e/gap-toothed-women04042018/|title=Gap-Toothed Women|last=Garmaise|first=Ariella|date=2018-04-04|website=The McGill Tribune|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-09}}</ref> Thus, the implication in describing "the gap-toothed wife of Bath" is that she is a middle-aged woman with insatiable lust.<ref name=":0" />
In [[Ghana]], [[Namibia]]
In France, they are called [[Les Blank]]'s ''Gap-Toothed Women'' (1987) is a 30-minute documentary film about diastematic women.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/16/movies/film-gap-toothed-women-miss-or-myth.html|title=Film: 'Gap-Toothed Women,' 'Miss . . . or Myth?'|last=Canby|first=Vincent|date=1987-09-16|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-09-09|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> === Famous people ===
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</ref> [[Elton John]],<ref name="Phinney2012"/><ref name="Kapusevska2014"/><ref name="WebMD"/><ref name="Dahl2010"/><ref name="Gawker2015"/><ref name="Chack2017">
{{cite web |last1=Chack |first1=Erin |title=18 Celebs Who Rock The Fuck Out Of A Tooth Gap |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/erinchack/celebs-who-rock-the-fuck-out-of-a-tooth-gap |website=BuzzFeed |date=2017}}
</ref> [[Seal (musician)|Seal]],<ref name="Gawker2015"/><ref name="Shaw2019"/><ref name="Cosmopolitan2017"/> [[Amy Winehouse]],<ref name="Kapusevska2014"/><ref name="Cosmopolitan2017"/> [[Mac DeMarco]],<ref name="Gawker2015"/> [[50 Cent]],<ref name="Gawker2015"/> [[Flea (musician)|Flea]], [[Elvis Costello]], [[Charley Pride]], [[Ray Davies]] of [[The Kinks]], [[Billy Preston]], [[Ray Dorset]] of [[Mungo Jerry]], [[Dave Brockie]] a.k.a. [[Oderus Urungus]] and guitarist Corey Smoot a.k.a. [[Flattus Maximus]], both of [[GWAR]], [[Melanie Martinez (singer)|Melanie Martinez]], [[Becky G]], [[Laura Pausini]], [[Edmund Sylvers]], [[Hayley Williams]],
* '''Models''': [[Georgia May Jagger]],<ref name=":0" /><ref name="Gawker2015"/><ref name="Shaw2019"/><ref name="Chack2017"/><ref name="Allen2019">{{cite news |last1=Allen |first1=Caroline |title=Gap toothed trend has led to an increase in reversed dental work |url=https://www.yahoo.com/now/gap-toothed-trend-has-led-to-an-increase-in-reversed-dental-work-154855903.html |work=Yahoo News |date=2019}}
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* '''Actresses''': [[Uzo Aduba]],<ref name="WebMD"/><ref name="Gawker2015"/><ref name="Shaw2019"/><ref name="Cosmopolitan2017"/><ref name="Chack2017"/> [[Anna Paquin]],<ref name="Dahl2010"/><ref name="Gawker2015"/><ref name="Shaw2019"/><ref name="Chack2017"/><ref name="Cosmopolitan2017"/> [[Vanessa Paradis]],<ref name="Gawker2015"/><ref name="Chack2017"/> [[Brigitte Bardot]],<ref name="Kapusevska2014"/> [[Jorja Fox]],<ref name="Phinney2012"/> [[Eve Myles]],<ref name="Chack2017"/> [[Léa Seydoux]], [[Amira Casar]], [[Cécile de France]], [[Béatrice Dalle]], [[Anna Popplewell]], [[Octavia Spencer]], [[Aubrey Plaza]] and [[Shannen Doherty]].
* '''Actors''': [[Omar Sharif]], [[Elijah Wood]],<ref name="Kapusevska2014"/><ref name="Gawker2015"/><ref name="Shaw2019"/><ref name="Cosmopolitan2017"/><ref name="Chack2017"/> [[Robert Morse]],
* '''Comedians''': [[Jimmy Tarbuck]] "The Gap-Toothed Chuckle Chappy", [[Paul F. Tompkins]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Diastema (dentistry) |publisher=Factualworld |url=http://www.factualworld.com/article/Diastema_(dentistry) |access-date=3 Apr 2014}}</ref> [[Alan Carr]] and [[Alex Horne]], and [[Paul Scheer]].
* '''News anchors''': American television news reporter and anchor [[Michelle Charlesworth]] and New Zealand television news anchor and actress [[Angela D'Audney]].
* '''Athletes''': [[American football]] players [[Michael Strahan]]<ref name="Gawker2015"/><ref name="Shaw2019"/><ref name="Cosmopolitan2017"/><ref name="Chack2017"/> and [[Patrick Mahomes]]; [[American football]] coach [[Vince Lombardi]]; [[association football]] player [[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]]; boxer [[Mike Tyson]];<ref name="Gawker2015"/> professional wrestler and former TNA World Heavyweight Champion [[Bobby Roode]]; [[Major League Baseball]] players [[Joe DiMaggio]]<ref>
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