Malocclude
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Malocclude is a verb meaning (dentistry) Of teeth, to misalign.
Meaning
(dentistry) Of teeth, to misalign.
Example Sentences
Malocclusion is one of the contributing local causes of pyorrhea; and after the disease has progressed, all the teeth affected malocclude, due to loss of foundation tissue and to tilting.
Word Forms
- maloccludes
- maloccluding
- maloccluded
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include misalign, disalign, crossbite, malarticulate, malposition, malpose.
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