Diseases

Angle Class II Malocclusion

Malocclusion in which the mandible is posterior to the maxilla as reflected by the relationship of the first permanent molar (distoclusion).

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Abstract

Malocclusion in which the mandible is posterior to the maxilla as reflected by the relationship of the first permanent molar (distoclusion).

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  • Angle Class II
  • Malocclusion, Angle Class II
  • Class II, Angle
  • Angle Class II, Division 1
  • Angle Class II, Division 2
  • Class II Malocclusion, Division 1
  • Class II Malocclusion, Division 2
  • Malocclusion, Angle Class II, Division 1
  • Malocclusion, Angle Class II, Division 2

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

Angle refers to Edward Hartley Angle, Amer orthodontist

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History Note

91(79); was see under MALOCCLUSION 1979-90

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Previous Indexing

  • Malocclusion (1966-1978)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Angle Class II Malocclusion. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008312. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008312
  2. Angle Class II Malocclusion. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25377361