intercuspation

intercuspation

English

Etymology

inter- +‎ cuspation

Noun

intercuspation (countable and uncountable, plural intercuspations)

1. The interlocking of the cusps of upper and lower teeth.
   • 2015 August 8, “Three-Dimensional Evaluation of the Upper Airway Morphological Changes in Growing Patients with Skeletal Class III Malocclusion Treated by Protraction Headgear and Rapid Palatal Expansion: A Comparative Research”, in PLOS ONE‎, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0135273:

     All the patients were instructed to keep awake with the maximum intercuspation during the CBCT scanning.