procline
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Alternative form of Proclian.
Example Sentences
- "In Class II cases the maxillary incisors retrocline and the eruption of teeth in the maxillary buccal segments is directed distally during treatment. In the mandibular arch the lower incisors tend to procline and the teeth in the buccal segments erupt in a more mesial direction."
- "These curves do have a tendency to procline the incisors so the wires are often tied back (e.g. a wire ligature tied from the molar to a ball hook on the archwire between the lateral incisor and canine) to maintain the arch length and minimise incisor proclination."