Meanings
adjectivemalaligned (comparative more malaligned, superlative most malaligned)
comparative more malaligned · superlative most malaligned
- Badly aligned; misaligned.
Orthodontics is always the first choice treatment for aesthetic and functional rehabilitation of malaligned teeth but in some exceptionally rare cases, the unwillingness of the patient for orthodontic correction poses a tough challenge to the dentist.
2013 July 26, Kunwarjeet Singh et al., “Unconventional prosthodontics for the aesthetic rehabilitation of discoloured rotated maxillary central incisor”, in BMJ Case Reports, volume 2013, →DOI
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