Dental arch

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title: Dental arch
text: The dental arches are the two arches of teeth, one on each jaw, that together constitute the dentition. In humans and many other species, the superior dental arch is a little larger than the inferior arch, so that in the normal condition the teeth in the maxilla slightly overlap those of the mandible both in front and at the sides. The way that the jaws, and thus the dental arches, approach each other when the mouth closes, which is called the occlusion, determines the occlusal relationship of o
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description: Arrangement and alignment of teeth
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dental_arch
date created: 2006-06-06T13:51:54Z
date modified: 2024-09-07T17:08:36Z
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