Apertognathia
apertognathia
apertognathia a·per·tog·na·thi·a (ə-pûr’tŏg-nā’thē-ə, -tō-nāth’ē-ə)
n.
a type of malocclusion characterized by the premature occlusion of posterior teeth and the absence of anterior occlusion. also called open bite.
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