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The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia 10-01-1996 open bite, an abnormal dental condition in which the lower front teeth do not touch the upper front teeth when the jaws are closed. Compare closed bite. The ideas, procedures and suggestions contained in this encyclopedia are not intended as a substitute ...
October 1, 1996; The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia

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