"overbite" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 深咬合

Definition

深咬合是一種牙齒情況，指的是上前牙在合上嘴時比正常情況更大量地覆蓋下前牙。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Overbite”為牙醫用語，常用於牙齒矯正或醫學情境。與“underbite”（戽斗）不同。常見表達有“有深咬合”、“矯正深咬合”，用語偏正式。

Examples

My dentist said I have an overbite.

我的牙醫說我有**深咬合**。

An overbite can make eating difficult for some people.

對某些人來說，**深咬合**會讓喫飯變得困難。

Braces can help fix an overbite.

牙套可以幫助矯正**深咬合**。

I never realized my overbite until I saw my profile in a photo.

直到我在照片裡看到自己的側面，才發現自己有**深咬合**。

She’s a bit self-conscious about her overbite, but most people don’t notice it.

她對自己的**深咬合**有點在意，但大多數人根本沒注意到。

A minor overbite is actually pretty common and nothing to worry about.

輕度的**深咬合**其實很常見，沒什麼好擔心的。