maxillary prognathism
Medical term for a condition where the upper jaw protrudes forward; often referred to as an overbite in lay terms.
Orthodontic treatment is often involved in treating maxillary prognathism.
Refers to mandibular prognathism (protruding lower jaw), the opposite condition.
Colloquial term for buck teeth or protruding front teeth; less precise and potentially derogatory compared to the clinical 上顎前突症.
Compound of 上顎 (upper jaw), 前突 (forward protrusion), and 症 (condition/disease). A modern medical term formed from Sino-Japanese elements.