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malocclude

verb

Etymology

From mal- + occlude.

  1. borrowed from occlūdere
  2. prefixed as malocclude — “mal + occlude”

Definitions

  1. Of teeth, to misalign.

    • Malocclusion is one of the contributing local causes of pyorrhea; and after the disease has progressed, all the teeth affected malocclude, due to loss of foundation tissue and to tilting.

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