Etymology

benocclusion

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Today it means: Normal occlusion (alignment) of the teeth when the jaws are closed. Full definition →

Latin ben(e)
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromben(e)“well, properly”
  2. English todaybenocclusion

Probably coined by Simeon Hayden Guilford ante 1905: Latin ben(e) (“well, properly”) + occlusion (“alignment of the teeth in closed jaws”), after malocclusion (“misalignment of the upper and lower sets of teeth”).

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