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SUPRACLUSION [1 record]

Record 1 2001-07-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dentistry
  • Orthodontics
DEF

Overeruption of a tooth or teeth beyond the normal level, often as a result of tooth-loss or irregularity in the opposing arch.

Key term(s)
  • supraclusion

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dentisterie
  • Orthodontie
DEF

Dépassement par une dent dans son plan occlusal, provoqué par l'arrêt dans son éruption de la dent antagoniste, par suite d'un obstacle mécanique.

Spanish

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