IMPORTANT DEFINITIONS IN ORTHODONTICS🔸ADAPTIVE SWALLOWING PATTERN: A swallowing pattern that exists when a normal lip-to-lip anterior oral seal cannot be achieved.🔸ANCHORAGE: The resistance to unwanted three-dimensional forces generated in reaction to the active components of an appliance.🔸ANGLE CLASSIFICATION: A classification of malocclusion introduced by Edward Angle based on the anteroposterior relationship of the first permanent molars.🔸ANGULATION: The mesiodistal angulation of the long axis of a tooth in relationship to a line drawn perpendicular to the occlusal plane (compared with inclination).🔸ANKYLOSIS: An abnormal fusion between two bones or between a tooth…
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