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What do you call the cardboard pieces used during dental x rays?
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Could be...: You could be talking about "bite tabs", which help center a piece of dental film in between your upper and lower teeth for a bite-wing x-ray that dentists use to check for decay between your teeth. Many dentists now use plastic aiming devices that have replaced these bite tabs, and use digital sensors that capture a computerized image rather than film.
Answered 11/24/2014
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