What Does Mesioclusion Mean?

What Does Mesioclusion Mean?

Medical Definition of mesioclusion
: malocclusion characterized by mesial displacement of one or more of the lower teeth.

What class is mesioclusion?

Class 3: Malocclusion- Mesioclusion

This type of malocclusion is also referred to as prognathism; where either of the jaws protrudes beyond a predetermined imaginary line in the coronal plane of the skull.

What does malocclusion mean in dentistry?

Malocclusion means having crooked teeth or a "poor bite." Bite refers to the way the upper and lower teeth line up. In a normal bite, the upper teeth sit slightly forward of the lower teeth.

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