Benocclusion

//bɛnəˈkluːʒən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Normal occlusion (alignment) of the teeth when the jaws are closed. rare, uncountable

    "Benocclusion…is well illustrated by Fig. 11 which represents the teeth of a Caucasian in a state of contact or rest."

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"Benocclusion…is well illustrated by Fig. 11 which represents the teeth of a Caucasian in a state of contact or rest."

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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