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bitewing

bitewing noun: 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.

Noun

bitewing (plural bitewings)

  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.

Forms of bitewing

pluralbitewings

Origin of bitewing

From bite + wing.

Questions about bitewing

What does bitewing mean?
Bitewing means 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.
What part of speech is bitewing?
Bitewing is a noun.
What is the plural of bitewing?
The plural of bitewing is bitewings.

Words near bitewing in the dictionary

  1. bitest
  2. bitesticular
  3. biteth
  4. bitetrad
  5. bitetrads
  6. bitewing
  7. bitewings
  8. bitext
  9. bitexts
  10. bitey
  11. biteyness

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