English

Noun

benocclusion ‎(uncountable)

1. (rare) Normal occlusion (alignment) of the teeth when the jaws are closed.
   • 1905, Simeon Hayden Guilford, Orthodontia; or, Malposition of the Human Teeth, 4th ed., page 33:

     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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Antonyms

• (normal occlusion): malocclusion