open bite

noun

A configuration of a mouth wherein the front top teeth are separated vertically from the front bottom teeth even while the back top teeth are resting directly upon the back bottom teeth.

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Meanings

nounopen bite (plural open bites)

plural open bites

  1. A configuration of a mouth wherein the front top teeth are separated vertically from the front bottom teeth even while the back top teeth are resting directly upon the back bottom teeth.

Translations

Spanish oclusión abierta
  • oclusión abiertanoun
Cite this entry
APA

open bite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/open%20bite

MLA

“open bite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/open%20bite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “open bite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/open%20bite.

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