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:
Lifting of gum tissue to expose and clean underlying tooth and bone structures.

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.

FULL MOUTH RECONSTRUCTION:
Extensive restorations of natural teeth with crowns and or fixed bridges to manage bite problems.

FRENECTOMY:
Removal or reshaping of thin muscle tissue that attaches the upper or lower lips to the gum, or the tongue to the floor of the mouth.

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