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The designated chewing portion of a dental prosthesis with artificial teeth that make contact with the opposing dentition.  

The soft tissue oral structures that support a dental prosthesis that replaces missing natural teeth with artificial teeth.  

The portion of the denture base that extends into the soft tissue vestibule. It runs from the cervical ends of the prosthetic teeth to the edge of the denture’s border.    

The intended outline form used when fabricating a removable dental prosthesis for the purpose of replacing natural teeth with artificial teeth in a way that meets the clinician’s and patient’s requirements.  

The procedure used to polymerize and harden the acrylic materials that form a denture.  

The periphery of the denture base at the point where the polished surface and the intaglio surface meet. The facial, lingual, and posterior periphery of a denture base.  

The substance used to make the gingival (pink) portion of a removable plate or frame that supports artificial teeth.  

The gingiva‐colored portion of the denture that is supported by the underlying soft tissue and holds the denture teeth. That part of the denture made of metal or resin, or both, that supports the artificial teeth and rests on abutment teeth or the residual alveolar ridge.