See Also: deflective occlusal contact(medicine)
interceptive occlusal contact(medicine)
occlusal rim(medicine)
Occlusal(medicine)
occlusal(dictionary)
strand(2)(dictionary)
strand(4)(dictionary)
strand(1)(dictionary)
strand(5)(dictionary)
c strand(medicine)

strand(5) (iou) and deflective occlusal contact (medicine)


strand(5) (iou)



strand verb2. [strand] L18.
[from STRAND noun3.]
a. verb intrans. Of a rope: break one or more of its strands. L18.
b. verb trans. Break one or more of the strands of (a rope). Usu. in pass. M19.
verb trans. Form (a rope, wire, etc.) by twisting strands together. L19.
verb trans. Insert a strand or filament into; fix a strand or thread across. L19.
stranding verbal noun2 (a) the action of the verb, esp. in rope-making; (b) the process of cutting furs or leather in diagonal strips and resewing in a longer narrower shape: E19.

deflective occlusal contact (medicine)


deflective occlusal contact


A condition of tooth contact's which diverts the mandible from a normal path of closure to centric jaw relation.

Synonym: cuspal interference, interceptive occlusal contact, premature contact.