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Gingival graft.  

Any mandibular movement made without interference. Any uninhibited movement of the mandible.  

The unattached gingiva surrounding the teeth in a collar‐like fashion and demarcated from the attached gingiva by a shallow linear depression, termed the free gingival groove.  

Soft tissue graft taken from the patient’s palate that includes the epithelium.  

That part of the gingiva that surrounds the tooth and is not directly attached to the tooth surface. The unattached portion of the gingiva. It forms part of the wall of the fissure surrounding the anatomical crown of a tooth.  

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Contacting surface discrepancy between an accurately fitting framework and one which does not fit accurately.  

An interior or imbedded, openwork or structural frame used to support some other object or objects. The skeletal portion of prosthesis (usually metal, sometimes ceramic) around which and to which are attached the remaining portions of the prosthesis to produce a finished restoration. For dental prostheses, the framework may be any metal or combination of…

Strength at a fracture based on the original dimensions of the specimen.