# Are overbites sexy to you? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 6, 2003, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-overbites-sexy-to-you/193350 "2003-08-06T15:52:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Vlad\_M.Paler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d26b3c/32.png) [@Vlad\_M.Paler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vlad_M.Paler)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2003, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-overbites-sexy-to-you/193350/1 "2003-08-06T15:52:42Z")
I have this fascination with overbites. As in people with overbites. I didn’t say “wierd fascination”, because I’m not sure it’s so wierd… I want to know if anyone else has an attraction to people with overbites. This is the strangest question I’ve asked, EVER. ---
**Author:** ![hilltopper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c68b51/32.png) [@hilltopper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hilltopper)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2003, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-overbites-sexy-to-you/193350/2 "2003-08-06T16:19:13Z")
I like a toothy smile, but not really an overbite. **But I find underbites extremely unsexy** ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2003, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-overbites-sexy-to-you/193350/3 "2003-08-06T16:21:21Z")
A mild overbite can be sexy, sure, especially if it leads to an increased tendency to bite the lower lip. A massive overbite where the top teeth jut a full inch or two past the bottom teeth? Not so much. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2003, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-overbites-sexy-to-you/193350/4 "2003-08-06T16:36:52Z")
I’m with Giraffe. Moderation in all things. I’ve nearly busted a tooth kissing a girl with more of an overbite. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2003, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-overbites-sexy-to-you/193350/5 "2003-08-06T16:44:51Z")
Could someone please explain to me what an overbite is exactly? Is it when your top front teeth go over and in front of your bottom teeth? To what degree? Did Freddie Mercury have an overbite? Happy ---
**Author:** ![DaddyTimesTwo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f07891/32.png) [@DaddyTimesTwo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaddyTimesTwo)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2003, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-overbites-sexy-to-you/193350/6 "2003-08-06T16:47:24Z")
I have a “thing” about teeth. Imperfect is bad. Bad teeth aren’t a “deal breaker” per se, but it kind of diminishes the whole package. In summation, no, I don’t, and I think you’re weird. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![cuauhtemoc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecb155/32.png) [@cuauhtemoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cuauhtemoc)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2003, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-overbites-sexy-to-you/193350/7 "2003-08-06T17:29:52Z")
Freddie Mercury did indeed have an overbite. This woman with whom I was madly in love back in college (and who I’ve been thinking about a lot lately, for some inexplicable reason) had a tiny overbite and lisp. Think Drew Barrymore. I thought it was attractive on her (on the woman I loved, not Drew Barrymore, although it’s attractive on Drew as well, I guess). But I don’t specifically seek out women with overbites to drool over. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2003, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-overbites-sexy-to-you/193350/8 "2003-08-06T17:36:33Z")
Not a strange question… coming from Dracula. ---
**Author:** ![pizzabrat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9c0ed/32.png) [@pizzabrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pizzabrat)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2003, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-overbites-sexy-to-you/193350/9 "2003-08-06T18:32:18Z")
overbites? Uh, no. > [@](#): > > But I find underbites extremely unsexy Underbites are so rare that they’re intriging. Plus, they have a feral, primal look to them that can be sexy on a man. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2003, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-overbites-sexy-to-you/193350/10 "2003-08-06T21:01:20Z")
Ingrid Bergman: Si! Hillary Clinton: No! ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-overbites-sexy-to-you/193350/11 "2003-08-07T00:02:30Z")
look no further than [Gene Tierney](http://us.imdb.com/Name?Tierney,+Gene) the sexiest overbite in filmdom… And yeah, if the right proportions, they can be amazing… ---
**Author:** ![Orange\_Skinner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3be4f8/32.png) [@Orange\_Skinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orange_Skinner)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-overbites-sexy-to-you/193350/12 "2003-08-07T00:42:37Z")
I’m another person with a thing for good teeth. Good, straight, fairly white teeth, I’ll drool over that. But an overbite? Well, if it’s slight, sure, that’s fine. Doesn’t matter one way or the other. Underbites, though, are a big no way. ---
**Author:** ![Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-overbites-sexy-to-you/193350/13 "2003-08-07T00:42:47Z")
I, for one, have the same kind of fascination, but then again, maybe it’s because [I have one.](http://www.geocities.com/flame_of_the_dragon/short.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Rabid\_Squirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Rabid\_Squirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rabid_Squirrel)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-overbites-sexy-to-you/193350/14 "2003-08-07T00:46:21Z")
Yeah, the bumping teeth thing is a real pain. Overbites I don’t mind, it’s the gaps in people’s teeth that annoy me. ---
**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-overbites-sexy-to-you/193350/15 "2003-08-07T00:53:18Z")
Rosanna Arquette. Yum. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-overbites-sexy-to-you/193350/16 "2003-08-07T01:01:52Z")
I like buck teeth. I have a friend who goes for a missing side front tooth - hockey player style, ya know. There ya go - hope I just made you feel normal, **Vlad**. ---
**Author:** ![pokey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ebca7d/32.png) [@pokey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pokey)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-overbites-sexy-to-you/193350/17 "2003-08-07T04:09:50Z")
I like overbites, yup. I thought I was the only one. It makes the lips look more prominent. ---
**Author:** ![Violet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ebca7d/32.png) [@Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Violet)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-overbites-sexy-to-you/193350/18 "2003-08-07T06:18:25Z")
Jeff Goldblum & Geena Davis? I think they’re sexy. At least those 2 people. ---
**Author:** ![Lady\_Venom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9fc348/32.png) [@Lady\_Venom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lady_Venom)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-overbites-sexy-to-you/193350/19 "2003-08-07T13:26:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by pizzabrat \* > \*\*overbites? Uh, no. > > Underbites are so rare that they’re intriging. Plus, they have a feral, primal look to them that can be sexy on a man. \*\* My fiance has an underbite. It’s sooo sexy. You don’t really notice it unless he’s smiling. It’s not severe. It’s funny, because I have a slight overbite and he has an underbite. We never bump teeth. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![ouisey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9fc29f/32.png) [@ouisey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouisey)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-overbites-sexy-to-you/193350/20 "2003-08-07T15:00:16Z")
I have a slight overbite…the kind where i’m always catching my lower lip with my teeth. I find teeth gaps hella sexy. An gold teeth, too. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-overbites-sexy-to-you/193350.md?page=2)