Anterior faucial pillar

Anterior arch of the soft palate.

Area between the cheeks and the teeth or alveolar ridge.

Fold of tissue at the corner of the eyelids.

Threadlike elevations that cover most of the tongue.

Normal variations that may appear on the buccal mucosa.

Band of tissue that passes from the facial oral mucosa at the midline of the arch to the midline of the inner surface of the lip; also called frenulum; plural, frenula.

Knoblike projections on the tongue.

Masticatory mucosa that covers the alveolar processes of the jaws and surrounds the necks of the teeth; plural, gingivae.

Smooth surface of the frontal bone; also, the anatomical part directly above the root of the nose.

Pear-shaped pad of tissue that covers the incisive foramen.

The opening between the two arches of the soft palate.

The gateway to the oral cavity; commonly known as “lips.”

The angle at the corner of the mouth where the upper and lower lips join.

Band of tissue that passes from the facial oral mucosa at the midline of the arch to the midline of the inner surface of the lip; also called frenulum; plural, frenula.

Normal variation noted on the buccal mucosa.

The thin fold of mucous membrane that extends from the floor of the mouth to the underside of the tongue.

Part of the mandible that forms the chin.

Base of the vestibule where the buccal mucosa meets the alveolar mucosa.

Mucogingival Junction

Distinct line of color change in the tissue where the alveolar membrane meets with attached gingivae.

Midpoint between the eyes just below the eyebrows.

The groove extending upward between the labial commissure and the nasal ala.

The space on the tongue side within the upper and lower dental arches.

Small elevation of tissue located on the inner surface of the cheek.

Rectangular area from under the nose to the midline of the upper lip.

Posterior Faucial Pillar

Posterior arch of the soft palate.

Facial landmark commonly called the “bridge” of the nose.

1. Dental dam material located between the holes of the punched dam. 2. Tissue that divides the nasal cavity into two nasal fossae.

Cartilaginous projection anterior to the external opening of the ear.

The largest papillae on the tongue, arranged in the form of a V.

Darker-colored border around the lips.

The space. between the teeth and the inner mucosa lining of the lips and cheeks

Winglike tip of the outer side of each nostril

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Facial Landmarks

Term	Definition
Anterior faucial pillar	Anterior arch of the soft palate.
Anterior Naris	The nostril; plural, nares.
Buccal Vestibule	Area between the cheeks and the teeth or alveolar ridge.
Canthus	Fold of tissue at the corner of the eyelids.
Filiform Papillae	Threadlike elevations that cover most of the tongue.
Fordyce's Spots	Normal variations that may appear on the buccal mucosa.
Frenum	Band of tissue that passes from the facial oral mucosa at the midline of the arch to the midline of the inner surface of the lip; also called frenulum; plural, frenula.
Fungiform Papillae	Knoblike projections on the tongue.
Gingiva	Masticatory mucosa that covers the alveolar processes of the jaws and surrounds the necks of the teeth; plural, gingivae.
Glabella	Smooth surface of the frontal bone; also, the anatomical part directly above the root of the nose.
Incisive Papilla	Pear-shaped pad of tissue that covers the incisive foramen.
Isthmus of Fauces	The opening between the two arches of the soft palate.
Labia	The gateway to the oral cavity; commonly known as “lips.”
Labial Commissure	The angle at the corner of the mouth where the upper and lower lips join.
Labial Frenum	Band of tissue that passes from the facial oral mucosa at the midline of the arch to the midline of the inner surface of the lip; also called frenulum; plural, frenula.
Linea Alba	Normal variation noted on the buccal mucosa.
Lingual Frenum	The thin fold of mucous membrane that extends from the floor of the mouth to the underside of the tongue.
Mental Protuberance	Part of the mandible that forms the chin.
Mucobuccal Fold	Base of the vestibule where the buccal mucosa meets the alveolar mucosa.
Mucogingival Junction	Distinct line of color change in the tissue where the alveolar membrane meets with attached gingivae.
Nasion	Midpoint between the eyes just below the eyebrows.
Nasolabial Sulcus	The groove extending upward between the labial commissure and the nasal ala.
Oral Cavity Proper	The space on the tongue side within the upper and lower dental arches.
Parotid Papilla	Small elevation of tissue located on the inner surface of the cheek.
Philtrum	Rectangular area from under the nose to the midline of the upper lip.
Posterior Faucial Pillar	Posterior arch of the soft palate.
Root	Facial landmark commonly called the “bridge” of the nose.
Septum	1. Dental dam material located between the holes of the punched dam. 2. Tissue that divides the nasal cavity into two nasal fossae.
Tragus	Cartilaginous projection anterior to the external opening of the ear.
Uvula
Vallate Papillae	The largest papillae on the tongue, arranged in the form of a V.
Vermilion Border	Darker-colored border around the lips.
Vestibule	The space. between the teeth and the inner mucosa lining of the lips and cheeks
Zygomatic Arch
Ala of the Nose	Winglike tip of the outer side of each nostril

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