Anterior open bite is a malocclusion characterized by a gap between the anterior teeth (incisors), that is, by a deficiency in the normal vertical overlap between antagonist incisal edges when the posterior teeth are in occlusion.
Frontal open bite
Synonyms
Exact Synonyms:
AOB
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Absence of overlap of anterior upper and lower teeth
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Anterior open bite
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Anterior open bite between upper and lower teeth
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Anterior openbite
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Apertognathia malocclusion
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Gap between upper and lower front teeth when biting