单词 | proclination |
释义 | proclinationn. Chiefly Dentistry. The condition (esp. of teeth) of being angled forwards; the degree of this. Also: realignment of a tooth into such a position. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > digestive or excretive organs > digestive organs > mouth > tooth or teeth > [noun] > arrangement or position of dentition1849 dentelure1877 occlusion1880 proclination1924 1924 Internat. Jrnl. Orthodontia 10 281 There was undoubted proclination of the upper incisors. 1941 Jrnl. Paleontol. 15 196/2 It is not clear from their discussion how the degree of proclination or hyperclination of an interarea should be described. 1990 European Jrnl. Orthodontics 12 430/1 The lower incisors were crowded and retroclined, and ideally required some proclination as part of the decompensation procedure. 2003 Brit. Dental Jrnl. 195 489 Caused by a digit sucking habit, a large lower anterior facial height, localised failure of eruption of the teeth, proclination of the incisors [etc.]. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1924 |
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