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Brachygnathism

MedGen UID:
224926
Concept ID:
C1305740
Anatomical Abnormality; Finding; Finding
Synonyms: Deep Bite; Deep Bites; Deep-Bite; Deep-Bites; Over Bite; Over Bites; Overbite; Overbites
SNOMED CT: Brachygnathism (63783001); Parrot mouth (63783001); Overshot jaw (63783001); Brachygnathia (63783001); OB - Overbite (251293001); Overbite (251293001); Receding jaw (63783001)

Definition

A malocclusion in which maxillary incisor and canine teeth project over the mandibular teeth excessively. The overlap is measured perpendicular to the occlusal plane and is also called vertical overlap. When the overlap is measured parallel to the occlusal plane it is referred to as overjet. [from MeSH]

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