- overjet, overjut
- SYN: horizontal overlap.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
overjet, overjut
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overlap — 1. Suturing of one layer of tissue above or under another to gain strength. 2. An extension or projection of one tissue over another. horizontal o. the projection of the upper anterior and/or posterior teeth … 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
