Forceps bite - Kanshi kogo

Japanese: 鉗子咬合 - かんしこうごう
Forceps bite - Kanshi kogo

...The bite of the front teeth is called a "scissor bite" because the upper teeth overlap the lower teeth, and the bite resembles that of scissors. This bite is unique to humans, and other primates and mammals have a forceps bite or incisal bite, in which the incisal edges of the upper and lower teeth meet. There are individual and racial differences in bites, and some people have a bite that is close to a forceps bite. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "forceps bite" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…また前歯のかみ合せは,上の歯が下の歯におおいかぶさっていて,物をかみ切る状態がはさみに似ているので,はさみ咬合という。この咬合はヒト特有なもので,他の霊長類や哺乳類は上下の歯の切縁がつき合わさるような鉗子(かんし)咬合あるいは切端咬合になっている。咬合には個人差や人種差があり,鉗子咬合に近い咬合をしている人もいる。…

※「鉗子咬合」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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