malposed

9.9

A tooth that is in the wrong place in the mouth

adjective
/mælˈpoʊzd/

Specialized

: malposicionado

Crowded and malposed teeth can be more difficult to clean properly.

Examples

The dentist recommended braces to correct her malposed upper incisors.
Radiographs revealed a malposed wisdom tooth impacting the adjacent molar.
The dentist noted that the tooth was malposed.
Her malposed tooth caused her significant discomfort.
The dentist recommended braces to correct her malposed upper incisors.
Crowded and malposed teeth can be more difficult to clean properly.
Radiographs revealed a malposed wisdom tooth impacting the adjacent molar.

Antonyms

in place

332 3.2

Arranged correctly and ready to use

Compounds

malposed tooth

Specialized

9.3

A tooth that grows in the wrong place in the mouth

How Misaligned

dislocated

5.1

malposed

Specialized

9.9

aligned

3.7

Surface Forms

malposed positive

Morphology

malposed = malpose (semi-transparent) = mal + pose + d

The '-d' suffix transparently forms the past participle/adjective from the verb 'malpose'.

Etymology

Malposed comes from mal- meaning 'bad' and pose meaning 'placed', like in position. So it means 'badly placed', which is why we use it for a tooth or other part that is in the wrong place.