proclination

English

Noun

proclination (countable and uncountable, plural proclinations)

1. Forward inclination, especially of the teeth.
   • 2015 October 29, “Treatment Effects of Removable Functional Appliances in Pre-Pubertal and Pubertal Class II Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Controlled Studies”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     Although the measures of total mandibular length, mandibular ramus height, facial divergence, and lower incisor proclination differed slightly among the studies, these were combined in the overall effects according to the concept that the differences in the intra-group changes would be poorly sensitive to the absolute measures from which they are derived.

Anagrams

• nonpictorial