Brachygnathism

MedGen UID:: 224926
•Concept ID:: C1305740
•: Anatomical Abnormality; Finding; Finding

Synonyms:	Deep Bite; Deep Bites; Deep-Bite; Deep-Bites; Over Bite; Over Bites; Overbite; Overbites
SNOMED CT:	Brachygnathism (63783001); Parrot mouth (63783001); Overshot jaw (63783001); Brachygnathia (63783001); OB - Overbite (251293001); Overbite (251293001); Receding jaw (63783001)

Definition

A malocclusion in which maxillary incisor and canine teeth project over the mandibular teeth excessively. The overlap is measured perpendicular to the occlusal plane and is also called vertical overlap. When the overlap is measured parallel to the occlusal plane it is referred to as overjet. [from MeSH]

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CClinical test, RResearch test, OOMIM, GGeneReviews, VClinVar

CROGVBrachygnathism

Mouth disorder
- Disorder of teeth AND/OR supporting structures
  - Non-Neoplastic Dental Disorder
    - Disorder of tooth development
      - Dental malocclusion
        Malocclusion, Angle class II
        Brachygnathism

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