| 释义 |
overˈclosure Dentistry.
[over- 29.]
A condition in which the lower jaw is raised more than normal in relation to the upper jaw when put into the rest position.
1934Ann. Otol., Rhinol. & Laryngol. XLIII. 7 (caption) Broken lines spheno-mandibular ligaments and pterygoid muscles further relaxed by marked overclosure of edentulous mouth. 1948Brit. Dental Jrnl. LXXXV. 225/1 Men with severe recently acquired malocclusion (extreme voluntary overclosure after removal of their full dentures). 1975H. Thomson Occlusion iv. 51 A vertical extension of mandibular displacement where the IOD [sc. interocclusal distance] is in excess of 4 mm. is referred to as mandibular overclosure. |