Parallelism, Perpendicularity, and Misalignment

Sometime around your 12th birthday, the trip to the dentist resulted in a discussion about the misalignment of your teeth and the need to see an orthodontist for braces. Although traumatic for the average teenager, braces were not the end of the world for the teeth themselves. When speaking about gear teeth, there aren’t any braces to correct misalignments that lead to premature wear and eventual failure.