| bitewing | See: bitewing radiograph. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| bitewing film | A special packaging of radiographic film that allows appendage of the film package to be held between the occlusal surfaces of the teeth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bitewing radiograph | Intraoral dental film adapted to show the coronal portion and cervical third of the root of the teeth in near occlusion; especially useful in detecting interproximal caries and determining alveolar septal height. (05 Mar 2000) |
| radiography, bitewing | Technique involving the passage of X-rays through oral structures to create a film record while a central tab or wing of dental X-ray film is being held between upper and lower teeth. (12 Dec 1998) |