within the body is in the form of a selectively detachable unit which is mounted within the concave recess along the interior wall of the body 12 c this embodiment is considered to be an option for retrofitting currently commercially available bite blocks the lighting assembly 16 c may be mechanically attached via a male and female coupling with the body or adhesively attached within the recess referring to the embodiment of fig7 referenced by the numeral 10 d the bite block body 12 d fits within a pliable sheath the sheath serves as the housing 18 d and hosts the lighting assembly 16 d referring to fig8 another embodiment 10 e is depicted wherein the body 12 e includes a plurality of openings for receiving the platform type housing 18 e having mounted thereto a light assembly 16 e referring to fig9 another embodiment 10 f is shown as including a housing 18 f in the form of a band having attached thereto a light assembly 16 f the band can be formed from various materials including elastic by way of non limiting example this type of structure would be ideal for retro fitting commercially available bite blocks including wedges as well as c shaped bite blocks with lighting to illuminate the oral cavity the illuminated dental props of fig6 9 preferably employ a self contained led light as the light source as should be understood by those skilled in the art the led lighting should illuminate the oral cavity to an appreciably extent but should not generate light.