Etymology

Dahl appliance

Today it means: A removable metal bite platform used to generate a space between the upper and lower jaws, typically to aid the placement of fillings on worn front teeth. Full definition →

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The story

Named after Bjorn L. Dahl from the Faculty of Dentistry of the University of Oslo.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.