cross-bite

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cross-bite

Etymology: L, crux + AS, bitan, toth

occlusion with the line of the mandibular teeth or a single tooth anterior and/or buccal to the maxillary teeth.

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acentric occlusion balanced occlusion bite centric occlusion Closed Bite coronary occlusion crossbite Dog Bite eccentric occlusion edge-to-edge bite functional occlusion insect bite interceptive orthodontics malocclusion of teeth normal occlusion occlusion open bite pathogenic occlusion physiologic occlusion			The clinic started by tackling Carmen's problem with her cross-bite - meaning her lower teeth were sitting in front of her upper ones - by getting her to wear restraints, like a clear brace, for three months. SMILES BETTER; Carmen, 44, looks years younger after winning makeover ... by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) Sucking habits and their relation to posterior cross-bite in 4-year-old children. Pacifier- and digit-sucking habits by Larsson, Erik; Bishara, Samir / Canadian Journal of Dental Hygiene When these baby teeth are overretained--when they are not shed on schedule--the result can be harmful cross-bite positions or impactions, which can become difficult orthodontic therapeutic challenges in a person with special needs. Orthodontic care for the person with special needs: an overview by Koidin, Michael B. / The Exceptional Parent			crooked calf crooked neck crooked toe disease Crookes' tube crop cropworms crosier cross cross contamination cross country races Cross Cover cross eyes cross flap cross infection cross matching cross ratio cross reaction cross section cross species colostrum Cross syndrome cross tolerance Cross Training cross-allergy cross-arch bar splint cross-arch splinting cross-bite cross-contamination cross-cover cross-cultural cross-directional stretching cross-dressing cross-examination cross-eye cross-facial nerve graft cross-fertilization cross-firing cross-fixation cross-fostering cross-hatch grid cross-immunity cross-infection cross-link cross-locking screw cross-over design cross-over groups cross-reacting agglutinin cross-reacting antibody cross-reaction cross-reactivity cross-regulation cross-resistance			Cross-Ambiguity Function cross-and-bible door Cross-Appalachian Tracer Experiment Cross-Application Time Sheet cross-arch bar splint cross-arch bar splint connector cross-arch bar splint connector cross-arch bar splint connector cross-arch splinting Cross-armed cross-assembler cross-assemblers Cross-Assigned In Cross-banded Cross-bar Cross-bar Cross-Bar Interface Cross-bar switch Cross-Beam Pulsed Laser Deposition Cross-bearer Cross-bedding Cross-bedding cross-belt drive Cross-bench Cross-bench Cross-bencher Cross-benches cross-bill Cross-birth cross-bite cross-bite occlusion cross-bite occlusion cross-bite occlusion cross-bite occlusion cross-bite tooth cross-bite tooth cross-bite tooth cross-bite tooth Cross-bites Cross-bites Cross-bites Cross-border Cross-border Cross-border Cross-border Cross-border Cross-border Cross-Border Acquisition Cross-Border Aquaculture Initiative Team Cross-Border Bond Cross-border bonds Cross-Border Co-operation Cross-border factoring Cross-Border Initiative Cross-Border Internet Pharmacy Cross-Border Research Association Cross-border risk Cross-Border Risks Cross-Border Road Transport Agency Cross-Border Trade

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