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  2. Occlusion (dentistry) - Wikipedia

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    Occlusion, in a dental context, means simply the contact between teeth. More technically, it is the relationship between the maxillary (upper) ... Class II: The ...

  3. Orthodontic indices - Wikipedia

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    Class II div 2: class II ... Dental age 1 begins when stage 0 ended, ending with all deciduous teeth are in occlusion. Dental age 2 begins when stage 1 ended, ends ...

  4. Malocclusion - Wikipedia

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    Class I with severe crowding and labially erupted canines Class II molar relationship Edward Angle , who is considered the father of modern orthodontics, was the first to classify malocclusion. He based his classifications on the relative position of the maxillary first molar . [ 33 ]

  5. List of orthodontic functional appliances - Wikipedia

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    Fixed appliances are able to produce very accurate movement in the teeth [1] [2] Both fixed and removable functional appliances can be used to correct a malocclusion in three planes: Anterior-Posterior, Vertical and Transverse. In the Anterior-Posterior dimension, appliances such as Class II and Class III are used.

  6. Overjet - Wikipedia

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    Class II Division I is an incisal classification of malocclusion where the incisal edge of the mandibular incisors lie posterior to the cingulum plateau of the maxillary incisors with normal or proclined maxillary incisors (British Standards Index, 1983). There is always an associated increase in overjet.

  7. Edward Angle - Wikipedia

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    Class III: The lower molar being mesial to its counterpart, again without a noted line of occlusion. [5] The Angle classification divides occlusion and malocclusion into four distinct classes: normal occlusion, Class I, II, and III. Although both normal occlusion and Class I have the same molar alignment relationship, there is a distinction in ...

  8. Elastics (orthodontics) - Wikipedia

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    They can be used for many different reasons, such as Class 2 malocclusions, to reinforce anchorage in a case where an extraction has been done, to allow the maxillary incisors to move backwards, and to correct midline deviation and allow buccal movement of backward-tipped lower incisors. Orthodontists generally use 12-16 oz elastics (3/16") in ...

  9. Overbite - Wikipedia

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    class 2 div 2 Deep bite. Overbite is often confused with overjet, which is the distance between the maxillary anterior teeth and the mandibular anterior teeth in the anterior-posterior axis. "Overbite" may also be used commonly to refer to Class II malocclusion or retrognathia, though this usage can be considered incorrect. This is where the ...