benocclusion
noun/bɛnəˈkluːʒən/
Etymology Probably coined by Simeon Hayden Guilford ante 1905: Latin ben(e) (“well, properly”) + occlusion (“alignment of the teeth in closed jaws”), after malocclusion (“misalignment of the upper and lower sets of teeth”).
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Rare Normal occlusion (alignment) of the teeth when the jaws are closed.
- Benocclusion…is well illustrated by Fig. 11 which represents the teeth of a Caucasian in a state of contact or rest.1905, Simeon Hayden Guilford, Orthodontia; or, Malposition of the Human Teeth, 4th edition, page 33:
- Antonyms
- malocclusion