| deep bite | <dentistry> Excessive overbite, closed bite. (08 Jan 1998) |
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| open bite | <dentistry> A malocclusion in which the teeth do not close or come together in the front of your mouth. (08 Jan 1998) |
| edge-to-edge bite | An occlusion in which the anterior teeth of both jaws meet along their incisal edges when the teeth are in centric occlusion. Synonym: edge-to-edge bite, end-to-end bite, end-to-end occlusion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| end-to-end bite | An occlusion in which the anterior teeth of both jaws meet along their incisal edges when the teeth are in centric occlusion. Synonym: edge-to-edge bite, end-to-end bite, end-to-end occlusion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| jumping the bite | An orthodontic technique for correcting a crossbite, usually anterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| locked bite | An occlusion in which the cusp arrangement restricts lateral excursions. (05 Mar 2000) |