- linguoclusion
- Displacement of a tooth toward the interior of the dental arch, or toward the tongue. SEE ALSO: lingual occlusion (2). SYN: lingual occlusion (1).
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lin·guo·clu·sion (ling″gwo-klooґzhən) lingual occlusion.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
linguoclusion
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occlusion — 1. The act of closing or the state of being closed. 2. In chemistry, the absorption of a gas by a metal or the inclusion of one substance within another (as in a gelatinous precipitate). 3. Any contact between the incising or masticating surfaces … Medical dictionary
lingual occlusion — malocclusion in which the tooth is lingual to the line of the normal dental arch. Called also linguoclusion … Medical dictionary
