line of occlusion


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line of oc·clu·sion

the alignment of the occluding surfaces of the teeth in the horizontal plane.
See also: occlusal plane.

line of oc·clu·sion

(līn ŏ-klūzhŭn)
Alignment of occluding surfaces of teeth in horizontal plane.
See also: occlusal plane
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5 Hemley described the VSC as mesial tipping of the posterior teeth and distal tipping of the lower canine with the two premolars locked below the line of occlusion.
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1 In 1890 Ferdinand Graf Von Spee2 defined a line of occlusion by using skulls with abraded teeth which is now termed as curve of Spee (COS).
CORRELATION BETWEEN CURVE OF SPEE AND VERTICAL ERUPTION OF TEETH AMONG VARIOUS GROUPS OF MALOCCLUSION

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