distoclusion /dis′tə·klo̅o̅′zhən/ [L, distare, to be distant + occludere, to close up] , malocclusion in which the mandibular arch is in a posterior position in relation to the maxillary arch, generally considered identical with Class II in Angle’s classification of malocclusion. Also called disto-occlusion, posterior occlusion. See also Angle’s classification of malocclusion.
