scissor bite

English

Alternative forms

• scissors bite

Etymology

From scissors +‎ bite. From the teeth positioning overlapping like scissors, between the outward upper teeth and the inward lower teeth.

Noun

scissor bite (plural scissor bites)

1. A slight overbite.

Hypernyms

• overbite

Related terms

• edge bite (where upper teeth and lower teeth meet on edge instead of having an overbite or underbite)