mordisco lateral
English translation: side bite
| 23:14 Jul 26, 2006 |
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|  Selected response from: Michael Powers (PhD) United States Local time: 20:52 | ||||||
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| 3 +1 | lateral bite |
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| 3 +1 | side bite |
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| 3 | lateral biting / crossbite |
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| 3 | shear mouth |
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peer agreement (net): +1lateral bite Explanation: :-) |
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peer agreement (net): +1side bite Explanation: Mike :) |
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lateral biting / crossbite Explanation: I think it's called 'crossbite' by vets in an orthodontic context, i.e. a deformation caused by one jaw (left or right side) being shorter than the other... When it comes to repetitive behaviour, it could be 'lateral biting', but probably not a 'bite', which, again, is a permanent deformation... I wouldn't use 'crossbiting' which has a different meaning entirely (check it out on Google)! |
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16 hrs confidence:
shear mouth Explanation: I have only found references to horses, but this term might apply to bears as well. why horses develop lateral bite asymmetries such as "shear mouth", why a rub may not be due to the saddle, and why horses rarely have left and right feet that look the same. http://www.stockyard.net/html/snbbsforumtopic/113,110,5148,9... shear mouth-defined as when the occlusal surface of the cheek teeth was angled at more than 40 degrees from the horizontal. Only one side of the mouth was affected in the 2 cases seen. http://www.equinescienceupdate.co.uk/surveyod.htm |
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