biteplane

biteplane
bite·plane (bītґplān) an orthodontic removable appliance, made of acrylic resin, covering all the maxillary teeth, and kept in place by orthodontic wrought-wire clasps and labial wires; used in the diagnosis and treatment of pain of the temporomandibular joint and adjacent muscles. Written also bite plane.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • biteplate, biteplane — A removable appliance that incorporates a plane of acrylic designed to occlude with the opposing teeth …   Medical dictionary

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