biteplate

or bite plate

[ bahyt-pleyt ]
/ ˈbaɪtˌpleɪt /

noun Orthodontics.

a removable appliance worn in the mouth to separate the jaws so that some of the teeth will gradually shift upward or downward.

Origin of biteplate

bite + plate1

Words nearby biteplate

bite the bullet, bite the dust, bite the hand that feeds you, bite-size, bitemporal hemianopsia, biteplate, biter, bitewing, bithynia, biting, biting louse

Medical definitions for biteplate

biteplate

n.

A removable dental appliance, made of wire and plastic, worn in the palate and used as a diagnostic or therapeutic aid in orthodontics or prosthodontics. bite plane