DLT - Mouth Anatomy

mucous membrane

The edentulous maxxila and mandible are covered with soft tissue called ___

impression

the tissue side of a denture will have the same basic shape as the ___ of the patients mouth

lip, cheeks, tongue

the border tissues are formed by the ___, ___, ___ and the floor of the mouth

periphery

a properly contoured ___ makes it possible to seal the denture in soft tissue so that aircannot enter beneath and dislodge it.

vestibule

the muco-labial fold and the muco-buccal fold are the labial and buccal ___

flange

the labial vestibule and the buccal vestibule are called ___ on the impression and denture.

palentine raphe, incisive papilla

The ___ is a ridge of tissue extending along the midline posterior from the ___

notches

the frenum in the mouth and on the model are referred to as ___ on the impression

residual ridge

the ridge fossa in the impression and denture is called the ___ on the model and in the patient’s mouth

lingual, mandibular jaw

the___ frenum can only be found on the ___