bitewing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A radiograph taken to visualize the crowns of the posterior teeth and the height of the alveolar bone in relation to the cementoenamel junctions, commonly used to examine for interdental caries and recurrent caries under existing restorations.

Word forms

bitewing bitewings

Etymology

From bite + wing.

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