overbite

American  

[oh-ver-bahyt] / ˈoʊ vərˌbaɪt /

noun

Dentistry.

1. occlusion in which the upper incisor teeth overlap the lower ones.

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overbite British  

/ ˈəʊvəˌbaɪt /

noun

1. Also called: vertical overlap.  dentistry an extension of the upper front teeth over the lower front teeth when the mouth is closed

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Etymology

Origin of overbite

First recorded in 1885–90; over- + bite

Example Sentences

Specialists at a Liverpool university have now used photographs, dental records and CT scans of the man's skull to reveal he had "striking facial features", including an overbite.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

Comedy nerds and oddballs of all stripes embraced the show, especially its singularly off-putting heroine, a woman with a garish overbite, a sordid past and a strangely infectious nasal drawl.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2024

Richards Spur contains many fossils of Captorhinus aguti—an iguana-size, lizardlike reptile with a pronounced overbite that Mooney describes as “cute, even chunky.”

From Science Magazine • Jan. 11, 2024

Daren’s overbite had been present in TJ but corrected, when he was young, by two loving parents who also gently nagged him about his retainer.

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2023

He has a severe overbite and an extremely undersized jawbone.

From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio