Retrusive
noun, Dentistry.
1.
the act of moving a tooth backward.
2.
a condition characterized by the backward displacement of a tooth or teeth.
retrusion re·tru·sion (rĭ-trōō’zhən)
n.
Retraction from any given point, especially the backward movement of the mandible.
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