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Mucogingival f
A flap that includes both gingiva and alveolar mucosa.
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Modified Widman f
A scalloped, replaced, mucoperiosteal flap, accomplished with an internal bevel incision, that provides access to the root for root planing.
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Gingival f
A flap that does not extend apical to the mucogingival junction.
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Envelope f
A flap retracted from a horizontal linear incision, as along the free gingival margin, with no vertical incision.
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Double papilla pedicle f
The use of the papillae on the mesial and distal of a tooth as laterally positioned flaps sutured together over the tooth root.
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Coronally positioned f
Surgical flap that is moved to a new position coronal to its previous position.
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Flap
A loosened section of tissue separated from the surrounding tissues except at its base. A flat piece attached to something, especially a piece of skin or tissue still attached to the body at one side and used in grafts. Section of tissue used to cover a bum or other injury (e.g., pedicle flap, a tubular…
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Flank angle
The angle made by the flank of a screw thread with a line perpendicular to the axis of the screw.
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Flange contour
The design of the extension of a denture shape or form of a protuberance or extension of a denture tissue surface.
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Flange
A rim used for strength, for directing or connecting to another segment of an object. The portion of denture material protruding into the buccal, lingual, or labial tissue area of a denture. Ring-like projection on the outside or inside of a cylinder or rounded shape. The outward flared edge of the can body that becomes…
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