| bite-wing |
a central tab or wing of a dental x-ray film, which is held between the upper and lower teeth during radiography of oral structures. See also under film and radiograph.
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| bite-wing f. |
one with a central protruding tab or wing to be held between the upper and lower teeth; used in dental radiography.
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| bite-wing r. |
a type of dental radiograph that reveals the crowns, necks, coronal thirds of the roots of both the upper and lower teeth, and the dental arches, produced on dental x-ray film that has a central protruding tab or wing on which the teeth close to hold the film in position (bite-wing film).
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