malocclusion
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- noun
- /ˌmæl.əˈkluː.ʒən/
- Specialized
:
maloclusión
- The dentist explained that malocclusion occurs when the upper and lower teeth do not line up properly.
Examples
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Symptoms include painful mastication, clicking, trismus, malocclusion, and deep pain in the joint.
Academic text (2003) -
Because anomalies such as missing teeth and/or malocclusion in the children with CLP may have affected the spectral moment data, especially for /t/, two additional analyses were performed to examine this possibility.
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None of the children without CLP had missing teeth or malocclusion.
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Also, really, having a pacifier until 3 years old has not been associated with a significant increase in dental malocclusion.
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Malocclusion could be dental or skeletal.
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It's a malocclusion type II and usually shows a weak chin and a slight overjet or deep bite in front.
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Proceeding from the clinical indications, second and third variants of the device may be applied in the case of malocclusion treatment.
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Maxillomandibular advancement has been performed for many years to correct malocclusion in children and young adults, and it is well described in the maxillofacial surgery literature.
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Many children experience malocclusion, which can lead to problems with chewing and speaking.
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Treatment for malocclusion often involves braces to help align the teeth correctly.
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
Malocclusion combines mal- meaning 'bad', like in malfunction, and occlusion from a root meaning 'to close', like the word close. So a malocclusion is literally a 'bad closing', which in dentistry means the upper and lower teeth do not fit together properly.