Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A deception; a cheat; a trick; a trap.
- To cheat; swindle; gull; trick; entrap.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete A deception; a cheat.
- transitive verb obsolete To deceive; to trick; to gull.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun dentistry An
occlusal irregularity where atooth (or teeth) has a morebuccal orlingual position than its correspondingantagonist tooth in the upper or lowerarcade . - verb obsolete, transitive To
deceive ; totrick .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Braces What They ' re For: An anterior crossbite, when one or more teeth on top are behind teeth on the bottom (an underbite); buck teeth (an overbite); crooked teeth; spacing.
The 8-Year-Old With a Perfect Smile Nancy Keates 2010
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Face Mask What It ' s For: A severe anterior crossbite, or underbite with the lower jaw outgrowing the upper jaw
The 8-Year-Old With a Perfect Smile Nancy Keates 2010
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She has a crossbite where one front tooth is behind her bottom tooth as well as most of her left top side is shifted Inward or almost behind the bottom row of teeth.
Our New Madison Office Dr. Dean Brandon 2008
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An anterior crossbite involves one or more front teeth.
Anterior Crossbite Dr. Dean Brandon 2007
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Thanks to your website I have a better understanding of what my 4-year olds dentist wants to do with his crossbite.
Posterior Crossbite Dr. Dean Brandon 2006
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If the only treatment goal is to correct the posterior crossbite, then only a few months of treatment is needed.
Posterior Crossbite Dr. Dean Brandon 2006
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Most of the time I wait till the child is at least five, but I have even corrected a posterior crossbite in a three year old albeit a remarkable three year old!
Pacifiers Dr. Dean Brandon 2006
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I have a posterior crossbite on one side of my mouth.
Posterior Crossbite Dr. Dean Brandon 2006
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Your dentist will likely need to place a crossbite "expander" for a few months to correct that.--very common orthodontic correction.
Pacifiers Dr. Dean Brandon 2006
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Others will develop the dreaded open bite, overbite, or posterior crossbite*.
Pacifiers Dr. Dean Brandon 2006
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