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)
- (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
malocclusion From the web:
retrognathia
English
Noun
retrognathia (uncountable)
- A malocclusion in which the maxilla or mandible is further posterior than would be expected.
Synonyms
- retrognathism
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