Category: A

Mucosa covering the basal part of the alveolar process and continuing without demarcation into the vestibular fornix and the floor of the mouth. A thin, nonkeratinized mucosal layer covering the alveolar process of maxillae and mandible and loosely attached to underlying bone. It is continuous with the mucosa of the cheek, lips, tongue, and palate.…

Minimum bactericidal concentration.  

An adaptive and specialized immune response with two key characteristics: memory and specificity. Long‐lived lymphocytes previously primed by antigens react readily when restimulated (memory).  

Circumscribed granulomatous tissue adjacent to the apex of a tooth.  

An autogenous graft of masticatory mucosa or collagenous tissue completely or partially detached from its original site and placed in a prepared recipient bed.  

An inflammatory response of the gingiva to microbial plaque, aggravated by chronically low ascorbic acid levels, resulting in inadequate collagen synthesis, gingival edema, hemorrhage, and ulceration.  

Aberrant insertions of labial, buccal, or lingual frenula capable of retracting gingival margins, creating diastemata, and limiting lip and tongue movements.  

Force directed axially or through the long axis of an object.  

A surgical flap that is moved or advanced laterally, coronally, or apically to a new position.  

Radiates from the cementum around the apex of the root to the adjacent bone.