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Definition of Overbite
1. Noun. (dentistry) malocclusion in which the upper teeth extend abnormally far over the lower teeth.
Definition of Overbite
1. Noun. A malocclusion, in which the upper teeth extend over the lower ones ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Overbite
1. a faulty closure of the teeth [n -S]
Medical Definition of Overbite
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Overbite
Literary usage of Overbite
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The International Journal of Orthodontia and Oral Surgery (1921)
"ing treatment, the overbite normal, and there are no interfering cusp relationships,
very little mesiodistal retention in itself will be required in the ..."
2. Practical orthodontia by Martin Dewey (1919)
"If the length of the overbite is not the same as the length of the buccal cusps
of the molars and premolars, Fig. 412.—Showing the different angles that the ..."
3. Catching's Compendium of Practical Dentistry (1895)
"1 it would be seen that according to the length of overbite will be the length of
... Nor would we want cusps on any of the teeth if we had no overbite, ..."
4. The People by J. L. Angel (1971)
"A medium overbite accompanies slight tooth wear, and enamel grooves are absent.
The skull is morphologically Mediterranean (Bi) with Iranian (D3) traits. ..."
5. The Practice of Dentistry: A Practical Treatise Upon the Generalpractice of by Leo Greenbaum, Max Greenbaum (1912)
"The deeper the cusps the greater the overbite and the greater the surface ...
In these cases, if allowable, the length of the overbite may be reduced so as ..."
6. The Principles and Practice of Dentistry: Including Anatomy, Physiology by Chapin Aaron Harris (1892)
"... of cases that the upper teeth project over the lower, and the depth of overbite
varies as the depth of the cusps of the bicuspids are deep or shallow; ..."
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