Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Faulty contact between the upper and lower teeth when the jaw is closed.
- noun An instance of such faulty contact.
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- noun dentistry A
misalignment of the upper and lower sets ofteeth
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (dentistry) a condition in which the opposing teeth do not mesh normally
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Examples
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"This," he explained, "will distalize the maxillary arch in the right buccal segment and correct the Class 2 malocclusion."
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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.
Jack of Kent's Week - 14 June 2009 Jack of Kent 2009
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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).
Get Your Kill Face On VII: The Quest for Peace Arbogast 2008
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Definite class-two malocclusion, moderately severe.
Again to Carthage Jr. John L. Parker 2007
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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 2011
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II medical device for the treatment of malocclusion.
Align Technology Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2010 Results - Yahoo! Finance 2011
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Align Technology designs, manufactures and markets Invisalign, a proprietary method for treating malocclusion, or the misalignment of teeth.
unknown title 2011
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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 2011
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Invisalign corrects malocclusion using a series of clear, nearly invisible, removable appliances that gently move teeth to a desired final position.
unknown title 2011
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Considering the advantages of Invisalign and the strong untapped potential of the malocclusion market, we are optimistic about the growth prospects of the stock.
unknown title 2011
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He told me that he would examine specimens in museums, and from this he deduced that jaw deficiencies and malocclusion — a misaligned bite — were nonexistent in the archaeological and animal records.
How Two British Orthodontists Became Celebrities to Incels By 2020
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Any bite that deviated from this proposed ideal Angle deemed a “malocclusion” — Latin for “bad close.”
Evidence and Orthodontics: Does Your Child Really Need Braces? Isobel Whitcomb 2020
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