different between malocclusion vs retrognathia

malocclusion

English

Etymology

First attested in 1888. Formed as mal- (“wrong”, “improper(ly)”: ultimately from the Classical Latin male, “badly”, “wrongly”; from malus, “bad”; compare the ben- element in benocclusion) + occlusion (alignment of the teeth in closed jaws).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -u???n

Noun

malocclusion (countable and uncountable, plural malocclusions)

  1. (dentistry) A misalignment of the upper and lower sets of teeth.

Antonyms

  • (misalignment of the upper and lower sets of teeth): benocclusion

Related terms

  • malocclude

See also

  • overbite

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retrognathia

English

Noun

retrognathia (uncountable)

  1. A malocclusion in which the maxilla or mandible is further posterior than would be expected.

Synonyms

  • retrognathism

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