Vestibule of mouth

Vestibule of mouth

Lips and teeth

Mouth illustration
Latin	vestibulum oris

The vestibule of mouth (or oral vestibule) is the anteriormost portion of the oral cavity. It is the space between the cheek/lips and the teeth.^[1]

See also

vestibule

References

^ "vestibule of mouth" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary

External links

oral+vestibule at eMedicine Dictionary

Head and neck anatomy, digestive system: Mouth anatomy (TA A05.1–2, TH H3.04.01, GA 11.1110–2, 1125–1141)

Oral cavity
(including
mucosa)

Vestibule

Lip (Upper, Lower, Vermilion border, Frenulum of lower lip, Labial commissure of mouth, Philtrum)

Cheek (Buccal fat pad)

Palate/ roof of mouth	Hard palate · Soft palate · Palatine raphe · Incisive papilla

Gingiva	Interdental papilla · Gingival sulcus · Gingival margin · Free gingival margin · Gingival fibers · Junctional epithelium · Mucogingival junction · Sulcular epithelium · Stippling Periodontium: Cementum · Gingiva · Periodontal ligament

Parotid gland/Parotid duct · Submandibular gland/Submandibular duct · Sublingual gland/Major sublingual duct

see tooth anatomy

dorsum (Taste bud, Median sulcus, Terminal sulcus, Foramen cecum, Lingual tonsils) · underside (Frenulum, Fimbriated fold, Sublingual caruncle) · Anterior · Posterior · Glossoepiglottic folds · Lingual septum

Oro-pharynx/
fauces

Oropharyngeal isthmus/Isthmus of the fauces

Soft palate (Uvula, Palatoglossal arch, Palatopharyngeal arch, Plica semilunaris of the fauces)

Tonsillar fossa

Palatine tonsil

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