Congenital Abnormality
open bite
o·pen bite
Subclass of:
Malocclusion
Definitions related to open bite:
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A condition in which certain opposing teeth fail to establish occlusal contact when the jaws are closed.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Visible space between the dental arches in occlusion.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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