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benocclusion en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /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”).

Meanings

  1. (rare, uncountable) 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 (antonym(s) of “normal occlusion”)