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What is a col?
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the depression in the gingival tissue under a contact area between the lingual papilla and the facial papilla
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What is an embrasure?
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V-shaped spillway space next to the contact area of adjacent teeth, narrowest at the contact and widening toward the facial, lingual, and occlusal contacts
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What is a floss cleft?
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a cleft in the gingival margin usually at a mesial or distal line angle of a tooth where dental floss what repeatedly applied incorrectly. the lining of the cleft can be completely lined with epithelium
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What is floss cut?
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unintentional incision at the gingival margin due to incorrect positioning and placement of dental floss
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What is a proxabrush?
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another name for an interdental brush
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