Maxillary tuberosity holding bite block

Abstract

A maxillary tuberosity holding bite block is disclosed. The maxillary tuberosity holding bite block includes a curved tail that embraces a patient's maxillary tuberosity, which allows the bite block to hold the patient's jaws in a stable position, regardless of whether or not the patient has edentulous jaws. Moreover, the maxillary tuberosity holding bite block may serve as a carrier for sensors and endoscopes so it may serve as an intra-oral sensor-based positioning and navigation device that sense and track the movement and position of sensor-equipped surgical instruments.

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