Measuring How Far Teeth Protrude (IMAGE) University of Adelaide Caption Children with their first or early adult set of teeth that stick out have an increased chance of damaging them, but the risk can be easily reduced without being prohibitively costly. Credit The University of Adelaide Usage Restrictions Only to illustrate this story. License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.