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An imagined line across the posterior part of the maxillary palate marking the division between the mobile and nonmobile tissues of the palate that can be visualized when the mobile tissues are in function.  

Plastic surgery of the vestibular region of the mouth designed to restore alveolar ridge height (deepen the vestibular trough) by lowering the muscles that attach to the buccal, labial, and lingual aspects of the jaws.  

Any of various bony cavities, especially when serving as or resembling an entrance to another. The portion of the oral cavity that is bounded on the medial side by the teeth, gingiva, and alveolar ridge or the residual ridge, and on the lateral side by the lips and cheeks. A long, narrow depression of the…

Incision placed in the buccal mucosa of the vestibulum.  

Common reference to the trough or space between the lateral or buccal surfaces of the teeth or residual ridges and the lips and cheeks; may also refer to the trough or space between the lingual surfaces of the teeth or residual ridges and the tongue. Referring to a vestibule, especially the vestibule of the inner…

An elevation of the skin or mucous membrane containing a watery fluid and less than 5 mm in diameter. Small bladder or cavity. A small blister-like elevation of the skin containing clear fluid. A small watery lesion produced by the skin. A small pouch, sac, or hollow organ, usually filled with fluid; examples include blisters…

A record of the vertical dimension of occlusion with the jaws in centric relation. It is used in complete removable dental prosthesis fabrication.  

The distance teeth lap over their antagonists as measured vertically, especially the distance the maxillary incisal edges extend below those of the mandibular teeth. It may also be used to describe the vertical relations of opposing cusps. The vertical relationship of the incisal edges of the maxillary incisors to the mandibular incisors when the teeth…

A cut made in the soft tissue in the apicocoronal direction to allow elevation and mobilization of a flap.  

An alternative to the conventional vertical dimension technique. This distance is frequently measured while the patient is emitting an “s” sound.