Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Faulty contact between the upper and lower teeth when the jaw is closed.
- n. An instance of this.
Wiktionary
- n. dentistry A misalignment of the upper and lower sets of teeth
WordNet 3.0
- n. (dentistry) a condition in which the opposing teeth do not mesh normally
Examples
“This," he explained, "will distalize the maxillary arch in the right buccal segment and correct the Class 2 malocclusion.”
“Just in the physical we have anatomical anomalies, gait anomalies, descending malocclusion problems, all very real stressors which either aggravate an injury, increase the statistical likelyhood of injury or slow down the rate of recovery from an injury.”
“Fox, I may be wrong, but the hirsuite dude with the serious malocclusion (wife's a dentist and she spotted it right away) and the taste for jelly sandwiches is from the Black Pit of Dr. M (aka Misterios de Ultratumba).”
“Definite class-two malocclusion, moderately severe.”
“Align Technology designs, manufactures and markets Invisalign, a proprietary method for treating malocclusion, or the misalignment of teeth.”
Align Technology Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2010 Results - Yahoo! Finance
“II medical device for the treatment of malocclusion.”
Align Technology Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2010 Results - Yahoo! Finance
“Invisalign corrects malocclusion using a series of clear, nearly invisible, removable appliances that gently move teeth to a desired final position.”
Align Technology Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2010 Results - Yahoo! Finance
“Align has undertaken several strategies to further penetrate the malocclusion market.”
“The company has received approval from the Chinese State Food and Drug Administration SFDA to market the Invisalign system as a Class II medical device to treat malocclusion.”
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