malposition (redirected from malposition of jaw)

malposition /mal·po·si·tion/ (-pah-zish´un) abnormal or anomalous placement.

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mal·po·si·tion (mlp-zshn)

n.

See dystopia.

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malposition

[mal′pəzish′ən]

a wrong or faulty placement of a body part, such as in an untreated fracture.

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malposition [mal″po-zish´un]

abnormal placement; called also displacement. See also ectopia.

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malposition,

n a faulty or abnormal position of a part of the body.

malposition of jaw,

n an abnormal position of the mandible.

malposition of teeth,

n an improper position of teeth in relationship to the basal bone of the alveolar process, to adjacent teeth, or to opposing teeth.

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malposition

abnormal placement.

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fetal malposition

see presentation.