an extension of the upper front teeth over the lower front teeth when the mouth is closed
Also called: vertical overlap
Examples of 'vertical overlap' in a sentence
vertical overlap
The measured mouth opening capacities were not adjusted by adding the vertical overlap between arches (overbite).
Juan F. Casanova-Rosado, Carlo E. Medina-Solís, Alejandro J. Casanova-Rosado, AnaA. Vallejos-Sánchez, Nuria Patiño-Marín, Gerardo Maupome, Victor Gomez-Gomez 2012, 'Clinical characterization of mouth opening among Mexican adolescents and young adults',Journal of Dental Scienceshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S199179021200013X. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)