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Vestibule
The space that exists between the cheeks and lips.
Oral Cavity Proper
The entire intra-oral area including the teeth and the region from the floor of the mouth
upward to the hard and soft palates.
aveolar tissue
Tissue that covers the jaw bone. The soft, thin mucous membrane that sits above the
marginal gingiva and the attached gingiva, and continues across the floor of the mouth,
cheeks, and lips.
Mucobuccal fold
The point at which the mucosa of the lips or cheeks turns to go toward the gingival or
gum tissue. The fold formed by the oral mucosa where it passes from the mandible or
maxilla to the cheek.
marginal gingiva
Gingiva at the gingival margin of each tooth