Malocclusion facts for kids

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Malocclusion is when the teeth in a person's upper jaw do not meet the teeth in the lower jaw correctly.

Edward Angle, the "father of modern orthodontics," was the first to use the word. It is a combination word of occlusion and mal meaning "bad."

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Open bite treatment after eight months of braces.

See also

In Spanish: Maloclusión para niños

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