benocclusion

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/bɛnəˈkluːʒən/

noun

Normal occlusion (alignment) of the teeth when the jaws are closed.

Opposite
malocclusion
OriginLatin ben(e) →
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Meanings

nounbenocclusion (uncountable)
  1. rareuncountableNormal occlusion (alignment) of the teeth when the jaws are closed.

    Benocclusion…is well illustrated by Fig. 11 which represents the teeth of a Caucasian in a state of contact or rest.

    1905, Simeon Hayden Guilford, Orthodontia; or, Malposition of the Human Teeth, 4th edition, page 33

Synonyms & antonyms

antonym(s) of “normal occlusion”

Opposite
malocclusion

Origin

  1. Latinben(e)“well, properly”
  2. Englishbenocclusion

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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Chicago

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