Organ or Tissue Function
dental occlusion
den·tal oc·clu·sion [ den-tl uh-kloo-zhuhn ]
Subclass of:
Dental Physiological Phenomena; Dentistry
Definitions related to dental occlusion:
  • Relationship of all the components of the masticatory system in normal function; has special reference to the position and contact of the maxillary and mandibular teeth for the highest efficiency during the excursive movements of the jaw that are essential for mastication.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • The relationship of all the components of the masticatory system in normal function. It has special reference to the position and contact of the maxillary and mandibular teeth for the highest efficiency during the excursive movements of the jaw that are essential for mastication. (From Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p556, p472)
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • The spatial relation of the upper and lower teeth when the jaws are closed.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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