anterior component of force
an·te·ri·or com·po·nent of force
a force operating to move teeth anteriorly.
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an·te·ri·or com·po·nent of force
(an-tērē-ŏr kŏm-pōnĕnt fōrs) Force operating to move teeth anteriorly.
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012
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One of these variables that often overlooked is the role of continued first molar eruption into adulthood.60 Other factors affecting lower anterior crowding include; physiological mesial drift,
anterior component of force of occlusion, mesial vectors of musculature contraction, and amount and direction of late mandibular growth.
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