overbite
Sign in to savethumbnail|alt=Line drawing of upper and lower teeth in an overjet arrangement.|Overjet or horizontal overlap. Overbite is the extent of vertical (superior-inferior) overlap of the maxillary central incisors over the mandibular central incisors, measured relative to the incisal ridges.
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thumbnail|alt=Line drawing of upper and lower teeth in an overjet arrangement.|Overjet or horizontal overlap. Overbite is the extent of vertical (superior-inferior) overlap of the maxillary central incisors over the mandibular central incisors, measured relative to the incisal ridges.
The term overbite does not refer to a specific condition, nor is it a form of malocclusion. Rather an absent or excess overbite would be a malocclusion. Normal overbite is not measured in exact terms, but as a proportion (approximately 30–50% of the height of the mandibular incisors) and is commonly expressed as a percentage.