checkbite

checkbite
SYN: interocclusal record.

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check·bite 'chek-.bīt n
1 a) an act of biting into a sheet of material (as wax) to record the relation between the opposing surfaces of upper and lower teeth
b) the record obtained
2) the material for checkbites

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • checkbite — n. act of biting into a sheet of hardened material (such as wax) to record the relationship between the contrasting surfaces of upper and lower teeth; record obtained of the positional relationship of upper and lower teeth; material for… …   English contemporary dictionary

  • checkbite — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: check (III) + bite; from its function of checking or testing 1. a. : an act of biting into a sheet of wax or other material to record the relation between the opposing surfaces of upper and lower teeth …   Useful english dictionary

  • record — 1. In medicine, a chronologic written account that includes a patient s initial complaint(s) and medical history, physical findings, results of diagnostic tests and procedures, any therapeutic medicines and/or procedures, and subsequent… …   Medical dictionary

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