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| Pad of tissue that covers the area where blood vessels and nerves come through to the teeth |
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| When the canine is removed it is the remaining buldge of tissue |
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| when two halves of the upper arch meet |
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| when teeth are extracted this is the highest portion where the bone heals. |
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| most distal potion of the ridge, helps hold dentures in. |
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| hamular notch (ptyerygomaxillary notch) |
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| a deep channel at the end of the maxillary bone which one part of a series of guides used to deterimine the posterior border of a denture. |
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| two depressions on or very near vibrating line made by two grouping of minor palatine salivarey glands. |
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| line of flexion between the hard and soft palates, helps with phonix |
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| tissue that extends from the mucosa of the cheek to the buccal aspect of the ridge |
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| irregular ridges of fibrous tissue found in the anterior and microscopically helps masticated food move away from the palate |
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| narrow fold of oral mucosa found in the approximate midline extending from the inner surface of the lip to the labial surface of the ridge when natural teeth are absent this is not a reliable guide for determining the midline of the face. |
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| band of tissue attaching the tongue to the floor of the mouth |
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| pear-shaped mass of soft tissue located at the posterior end of the mandibular ridge want denture to touch 3/4 of pad. |
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| oblique ridge on the lingual surface of the mandible that extends from the level of the roots of the last moar teeth and serves as a bony attachment for the mylohid muscles forming the floor of the moth. |
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