The appropriate term used for describing the condition when the palatal cusps of the maxillary posterior teeth are placed buccal to the buccal cusps of mandibular posterior teeth:: (A) Buccal non-occlusion, (B) Lingual non-occlusion, (C) Scissor bite, (D) Both 1 and 3
Answer is D. Buccal non-occlusion: Here the maxillary teeth palatal cusp of the occlusion are placed buccal to the buccal cusp of the mandibular posterior teeth. The condition is also known as scissors bite.