Retrognathism
Retrognathism | |
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Other names | Retrognathism |
A child with Treacher Collins syndrome showing microtia and retrognathism awaiting corrective surgery | |
Specialty | Medical genetics, dentistry |
Retrognathia is a type of
A retrognathic mandible is commonly referred to as an overbite, though this terminology is not used medically.
See also
References
- PMID 16477335.
- PMID 17509830.
- ^ "Retrognathism" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
External links
- Diagram at brooksideorthodontics.com - see Classification of Face:Class 2 section Archived 2016-04-16 at the Wayback Machine