distoversion

Malposition of a tooth distal to normal, in a posterior direction following the curvature of the dental arch. SYN: distoplacement.

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dis·to·ver·sion 'dis-tō-.vər-zhən, -shən n tipping of a tooth so that the crown projects in a distal direction

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dis·to·ver·sion (dis″to-vurґzhən) the position of a tooth which is farther than normal from the median line of the face along the dental arch.