Displacement of a tooth or teeth from a normal position in the dental arch. ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(mal″ә-līn´mәnt) displacement, especially of the teeth from their normal relation to the line of the dental arch.
Type: Term Pronunciation: mal′ă-līn′ment Definitions: 1. Displacement of a tooth or teeth from a normal position in the dental arch.
malalignment Improper alignment of structures; such as, teeth or the portions of a fractured bone.