Concept information
Preferred term
Overbite
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Deep Bite
- Deep-Bite
- Deep Bites
- Deep-Bites
- Over Bite
- Over Bites
Scope note
- A malocclusion in which maxillary incisor and canine teeth project over the mandibular teeth excessively. The overlap is measured perpendicular to the occlusal plane and is also called vertical overlap. When the overlap is measured parallel to the occlusal plane it is referred to as overjet.
History note
- 2011
In other languages
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Finnish
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D057887
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