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That part of the denture base which extends from the cervical ends of the teeth to the border of the denture.

- buccal f. the portion of the f. of a denture that occupies the buccal vestibule of the mouth.

- denture f. 1. the essentially vertical extension from the body of the denture into one of the vestibules of the oral cavity; also, on the lower denture, the essentially vertical extension along the lingual side of the alveololingual sulcus; 2. the buccal and labial vertical extension of the upper or lower denture base, and the lingual vertical extension of the lower one; the buccal and labial denture flanges have two surfaces: the buccal or labial surface and the basal seat surface; the lower lingual f. also has two surfaces: the basal seat surface and the lingual surface.

- labial f. the portion of the f. of a denture which occupies the labial vestibule of the mouth.

- lingual f. the portion of the f. of a mandibular denture that occupies the space adjacent to the tongue.