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Abstract
Such malposition and contact of the maxillary and mandibular teeth as to interfere with the highest efficiency during the excursive movements of the jaw that are essential for mastication. (Jablonski, Illustrated Dictionary of Dentistry, 1982)
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14 entry terms
- Malocclusions
- Angle's Classification
- Cross Bite
- Crossbite
- Tooth Crowding
- Angle Classification
- Angles Classification
- Bite, Cross
- Bites, Cross
- Classification, Angle's
- Cross Bites
- Crossbites
- Crowding, Tooth
- Crowdings, Tooth
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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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entry term ANGLE'S CLASSIFICATION: Angle's classes MALOCCLUSION, ANGLE CLASS I & MALOCCLUSION, ANGLE CLASS II & MALOCCLUSION, ANGLE CLASS III are also available but index Angle's classification in general or unspecified as MALOCCLUSION /class
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Malocclusion. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008310. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008310
- Malocclusion. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malocclusion
- Malocclusion. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1320428