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over-eˈruption Dentistry.
[over- 29.]
Excessive extension of a tooth in the direction of the opposing teeth.
1961H. R. B. Fenn et al. Clin. Dental Prosthetics (ed. 2) xxiii. 628 Consideration must be given..to the extraction of the offending tooth..if the over-eruption is gross. 1975H. Thomson Occlusion viii. 130 Over-eruption of unopposed teeth..can be prevented by the muscle forces of tongue or cheek.
So over-eˈrupt v. intr., to undergo or exhibit over-eruption; over-eˈrupted ppl. a.
1961H. R. B. Fenn et al. Clin. Dental Prosthetics (ed. 2) xxiii. 628 (heading) Over-erupted teeth. 1963C. R. Crowell et al. Inlays, Crowns & Bridges vii. 79 This wear may proceed to such an extent that the opposing teeth gradually overerupt. 1974E. M. Barnett Pediatric Occlusal Therapy vi. 161/1 The twin-wire arch is set so that the anterior wires lie slightly apical to where they should lie if the teeth were not overerupted. |