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In orthodontics, a malocclusion is a misalignment or incorrect relation between the teeth of the upper and lower dental arches when they approach each other as the jaws close. The English-language term dates from 1864; Edward Angle (1855 – 1930), the "father of modern orthodontics," popularised it. The word derives from mal- 'incorrect' and occlusion…
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malocclusion | Specialty | Dentistry | 1.00 | infobox |
| Malocclusion | is a | misalignment or incorrect relation between the teeth of the upper and lower dental arches when they approach each other as the jaws close | 0.90 | text |
| a diet of soft | instance of | Variations can be caused by environmental or behavioral factors | 0.80 | text |
| cooked food | instance of | Variations can be caused by environmental or behavioral factors | 0.80 | text |
| finger sucking | instance of | This can be affected by habits | 0.80 | text |
| onychophagia | instance of | This can be affected by habits | 0.80 | text |
| the Chin Cap | instance of | One treatment option is the use of growth modification appliances | 0.80 | text |
| which has greatly improved the skeletal framework in the initial stages | instance of | One treatment option is the use of growth modification appliances | 0.80 | text |
| digit | instance of | should the malocclusion be caused by childhood habits | 0.80 | text |
| thumb | instance of | should the malocclusion be caused by childhood habits | 0.80 | text |
| or pacifier sucking | instance of | should the malocclusion be caused by childhood habits | 0.80 | text |
| it may result in resolution as the habit is stopped | instance of | should the malocclusion be caused by childhood habits | 0.80 | text |
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