Term | Class III occlusion |
Variations | Class III bite, mesio-occlusion, mesial occlusion, anterior occlusion, prognathism, underbite, anterior crossbite |
See also | Class I occlusion, Class II occlusion, Class IV occlusion, Angle's classification, crossbite, malocclusion |
Definition | Prognathic occlusion, where the mandibular arch is anterior to the maxillary arch on one or both sides. The lower cuspid may be a full tooth or more anterior to the upper cuspid, and the lower incisors may even be anterior to the upper incisors. |
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