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edge-to-edge bite

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bite (bīt)
1. seizure with the teeth.
2. a wound or puncture made by a living organism.
3. an impression made by closure of the teeth upon some plastic material, e.g., wax.
4. occlusion (2).

closed bite  malocclusion in which the incisal edges of the mandibular anterior teeth protrude past those of the maxillary teeth.
cross bite  crossbite.
edge-to-edge bite , end-to-end bite occlusion in which the incisors of both jaws are closed.
open bite  occlusion in which certain opposing teeth fail to come together when the jaws are closed; usually confined to anterior teeth.
over bite  overbite.

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