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Flap surgery
Flap surgery Lifting of gum tissue to expose and clean underlying tooth and bone structures.
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Tissue
Biological tissue is a group of cells that perform a similar function.The study of tissues is known as histology, or, in connection with disease, histopathology.The classical tools for studying the tissues are the wax block, the tissue stain, and the optical microscope, though developments in electron microscopy, immunofluorescence, and frozen sections have all added to the sum of knowledge in the last couple of decades.
Bone
Bone refers either to a hardened connective tissue or to one of the individual structures, or organs, into which it is formed, found in many animals. Bones support body structures, protect internal organs, and (in conjunction with muscles) facilitate movement; are also involved with cell formation, calcium metabolism, and mineral storage. The bones of an animal are, collectively, known as the skeleton.
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FLAP
A gene that helps make a leukotriene, a signal that activates the white blood cells involved in inflammation. FLAP stands for 5-lipoxygenase-activating protein. FLAP has been implicated in a number of inflammatory responses, including asthma, arthritis, psoriasis, heart attack and stroke. FLAP was the first gene discovered to be a major risk factor for the common form of heart attack and the second major genetic factor identified in the common form of stroke. Also known, confusingly, as 5-lipoxygenase activating protein, five-lipoxygenase-activating protein, five-lipoxygenase activating protein, arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase-activating protein, arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase activating protein, and ALOX5AP.
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Flexor muscle
Any muscle that causes the bending of a limb or other body part.
Facing
Tooth colored overlay on the visible portion of a crown; may be acrylic, composite or porcelain.
FAGD
Fellowship Academy of General Dentistry.
Filling
Restoration of lost tooth structure with metal, porcelain or resin materials.
Fistula
channel emanating pus from an infection site; a gum boil
Flap surgery
Freeway space
Distance between the upper and lower teeth with the lower jaw in rest position.
Forceps
Instrument used for removal of teeth.
Forensic dentistry
Practice of gathering legal evidence for body identification or judicial issues.
Fossa
Valley found on the sutrpface of posterior teeth.
Full denture
Removable dental prosthesis (appliance) replacing all upper or lower teeth.
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