benocclusion/bɛnəˈkluːʒən/EtymologyProbably coined by Simeon Hayden Guilford ante 1905: Latin ben(e) (“well, properly”) + occlusion (“alignment of the teeth in closed jaws”), after malocclusion (“misalignment of the upper and lower sets of teeth”).benocclusion means normal occlusion (alignment) of the teeth when the jaws are closed. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.benocclusion is pronounced /bɛnəˈkluːʒən/.nounNormal occlusion (alignment) of the teeth when the jaws are closed.“Benocclusion…is well illustrated by Fig. 11 which represents the teeth of a Caucasian in a state of contact or rest.”