Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A usually plastic, removable dental appliance that is fitted to the palate and is used in orthodontics and prosthodontics.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a removable dental appliance that is worn in the palate for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes
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He's my favorite because when he adjusts my mouthguard/biteplate/plastic thang, he makes me bite down on the tasty toxic plastic he adds to it from time to time.
nspblues Diary Entry nspblues 2002
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