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Abstract
A condition in which certain opposing teeth fail to establish occlusal contact when the jaws are closed.
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Synonyms
4 entry terms
- Apertognathia
- Nonocclusion
- Openbite
- Bite, Open
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35 allowable subheadings
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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History Note
2002
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Previous Indexing
- Malocclusion (1965-2001)
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WU 440
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Open Bite. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D024343. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D024343
- Open Bite. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_bite_malocclusion
- Open Bite. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6007039