Malocclusion--a term in need of dropping or redefinition?
I believe the time is coming when we should consider dropping the term 'malocclusion'. In its present meaning it is too mechanical and misrepresents the fundamental fact that an occlusion can only be judged against the tissue reactions to it or the patient's assessment of it.
Davies
S J
SJ
TMD Clinic, Dental School, University of Manchester, Higher Cambridge Street, Manchester, UK. stephen.j.davies@manchester.ac.uk
D003768:Dental Occlusion, Centric; D006801:Humans; D008310:Malocclusion; D009626:Terminology as Topic