malocclude

English

Etymology

mal- +‎ occlude

Verb

malocclude (third-person singular simple present maloccludes, present participle maloccluding, simple past and past participle maloccluded)

1. (dentistry) Of teeth, to misalign.
   • 1913, The Journal of the Allied Dental Societies, volume 8, page 114:

     Malocclusion is one of the contributing local causes of pyorrhea; and after the disease has progressed, all the teeth affected malocclude, due to loss of foundation tissue and to tilting.

Related terms

• malocclusion