Patent ID: 8535056

Claim:
A bite block comprising: a flat readily flexible sheet of material having a reflective surface, wherein said flat readily flexible sheet of material may be selectively bent by hand; a body portion formed of said flat readily flexible sheet of material; a wing extending from said body portion on one side formed of said flat readily flexible sheet of material; an extended wing extending from said body portion on another side formed of said flat readily flexible sheet of material; and a bite extension extending from said extended wing formed of said flat readily flexible sheet of material; first opposing valleys formed in said body portion between said wing and said extended wing; second opposing valleys formed between said extended wing and said bite extension, wherein said first opposing valleys extend laterally deeper than said second opposing valleys; said body portion formed by said first opposing valleys having a first lateral dimension adapted to be positioned between upper and lower teeth and positioned posteriorly on one side of a patient's mouth; at least one indent formed adjacent said body portion extending laterally between longitudinal edges of the bite block, whereby the bite block may be bent along the at least one indent; and said bite extension formed at said second opposing valleys having a second lateral dimension adapted to be positioned between upper and lower teeth and positioned anteriorly on an opposing side of the patient's mouth, whereby said body portion and said bite extension aid in holding the patient's mouth open and in holding back a tongue of a patient reducing saliva flow and forming a well illuminated work area.