intercuspation

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noun

The interlocking of the cusps of upper and lower teeth.

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Meanings

nounintercuspation (countable and uncountable, plural intercuspations)

plural intercuspations

  1. countableuncountableThe interlocking of the cusps of upper and lower teeth.

    All the patients were instructed to keep awake with the maximum intercuspation during the CBCT scanning.

    2015 August 8, “Three-Dimensional Evaluation of the Upper Airway Morphological Changes in Growing Patients with Skeletal Class III Malocclusion Treated by Protraction Headgear and Rapid Palatal Expansion: A Comparative Research”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From inter- + cuspation.

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APA

intercuspation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intercuspation

MLA

“intercuspation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intercuspation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “intercuspation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intercuspation.

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