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malalignment

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malalignment /mal·align·ment/ (mal″ah-līn´mint) displacement, especially of teeth from their normal relation to the line of the dental arch.
mal·a·lign·ment (ml-lnmnt)
n.
Displacement of a tooth or teeth from a normal position in the dental arch.

malalignment
[mal′əlīn′mənt]
Etymology: L, malus + ad, to, linea, line
a failure of parts of the body to align normally, such as the teeth in the dental arch.

malalignment [mal″ah-līn´ment]
displacement, especially of the teeth from their normal relation to the line of the dental arch.

malalignment
displacement, especially of the teeth from their normal relation to the line of the dental arch.


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Rationale for change included the fact active member involvement was "patchy"; there was a need to better integrate activities and to improve the way policy was developed; there was a malalignment of structures; the board structure was clumsy; and there were complex relationships between some of the committees, resulting in a lack of clarity of purpose.
Connective tissue surrounds and supports all cells, tissues and organs of body and when it is restricted whether anatomically, physiologically or biochemically or due to excessive use or injury can cause undue stress and generation of forces on these structures which can result in postural malalignment, trauma and both physical and emotional distress and disease (Haslegrave 1994).
 
 
 
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