Malocclusion Definition

mălə-klo͝ozhən
noun
Improper meeting of the upper and lower teeth; faulty occlusion.
Webster's New World
An instance of such faulty contact.
American Heritage Medicine

Other Word Forms of Malocclusion

Noun

Singular:
malocclusion
Plural:
malocclusions

Origin of Malocclusion

  • First attested in 1888. Formed as mal- (“wrong", “improper(ly)": ultimately from the Classical Latin male, “badly", “wrongly"; from malus, “bad"; compare the ben- element in benocclusion) + occlusion (“alignment of the teeth in closed jaws").

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Malocclusion Sentence Examples

  • More than 90 percent of children have some degree of malocclusion or poor bite.

  • Guinea pigs with this problem should not be bred since dental malocclusion is often hereditary.

  • There is little that the pet owner can do about the former, but you can prevent malocclusion due to poor diet.

  • In the whole sample, 81% presented no malocclusion and only two questionable cases of fluorosis were observed.

  • However, symptoms of malocclusion usually develop gradually beginning at the age of six.

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Words Starting With

MMAMAL

Words Ending With

NONION

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12 Letter Words12 Letter Words Starting With M12 Letter Words Ending With N