chincap

chincap
chin·cap (chinґkap) an extraoral orthodontic appliance consisting of a caplike device fitted over the chin, which is connected to the headgear by elastics for the purpose of exerting upward and backward force on the mandible in the treatment of prognathism.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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