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Collagen f
Elastic, soft, white fibers containing protein collagen fibril bundles that are the most representative component of all connective tissue.
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Circular f
Collagenous fiber bundles within the gingiva that encircle the tooth in a ring‐like fashion.
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Apical f
Radiates from the cementum around the apex of the root to the adjacent bone.
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Alveolar gingival f
Collagenous fiber that radiates from the bone of the alveolar crest into the lamina propria of the free and attached gingiva.
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Alveolar crest f
Attaches to the cementum just apical to the cementoenamel junction and runs apically and laterally to insert into the surface of the alveolus.
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Fiber
A filament or strand‐like structure. The part of the plant that the human body cannot typically digest. There are two forms of dietary fiber: soluble (can absorb water) and insoluble (cannot absorb water), and each has important health benefits. The indigestible part of plants. Fiber passes through much of the digestive tract virtually unaltered, absorbing…
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FHA (abbrev)
Fluorohydroxyapatite.
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FGF (abbrev)
Fibroblast growth factor.
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Fetor oris
Foul or unpleasant odor from the oral cavity; breath odor.
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Festoons, gingival
The contours of the gingiva and oral mucosa over the roots of the teeth that tend to follow the cervical lines. These are prominent in the presence of a thin alveolar process.
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