bitewings

B3I1T1E1W4I1N1G2S1

A form of bitewing — 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.

Scrabble 15
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of bitewing
Cite this entry
APA

bitewings. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bitewings

MLA

“bitewings.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bitewings. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bitewings,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bitewings.

Source: bitewings on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.