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Occlusion (dentistry) — Occlusion, in a dental context, means simply the contact between teeth. More technically, it is the relationship between the maxillary (upper) and mandibular (lower) teeth when they approach each other, as occurs during chewing or at rest.… … Wikipedia
acentric occlusion — a condition in which the habitual voluntary closure pattern of the mandible does not coincide with centric relation, producing primary premature tooth contacts in the centric path of closure … Medical dictionary
Окклюзия (стоматология) — У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. Окклюзия. Окклюзия (стоматология) (лат. occlusio) всякий контакт зубов верхней и нижней челюстей.[1] Современное понимание окклюзии включает взаимоотношения зубов, жевательной… … Википедия
crossbite — An abnormal relation of one or more teeth of one arch to the opposing tooth or teeth of the other arch due to labial, buccal, or lingual deviation of tooth positi … Medical dictionary
scissors bite — total lingual crossbite of the mandible, with the mandibular teeth completely contained within the maxillary dental arch in habitual occlusion … Medical dictionary
underhung bite — a characteristic of mandibular prognathism in which the incisal edges of the mandibular anterior teeth extend labially to the incisal edges of the maxillary anterior teeth when the jaws are in habitual occlusion … Medical dictionary
occlusal contact — the contact between the upper and lower teeth when the jaws are closed in habitual occlusion. See deflective occlusal c., initial occlusal c., and interceptive occlusal c … Medical dictionary
horizontal overlap — 1. extension of the incisal or buccal cusp ridges of the maxillary teeth labially or buccally to the incisal margins and ridges of the mandibular teeth when the jaws are in habitual occlusion. Called also horizontal overbite, overjet, and overjut … Medical dictionary
Orofacial myological disorders — Orofacial myofunctional disorders (OMD) (sometimes called “oral myofunctional disorder , and “tongue thrust”) are disorders of the muscles around involving the face, mouth, lips, or jaw. Recent studies on incidence and prevalence of tongue thrust … Wikipedia
speech disorder — n. any conspicuous speech imperfection, or variation from accepted speech patterns, caused either by a physical defect in the speech organs or by a mental disorder, as aphasia, stuttering, etc. * * * ▪ medicine Introduction any of the… … Universalium
