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| Term | buccal frenum |
| Pronunciation | BUK-ul FREE-num |
| Plural | buccal frena(BUK-ul FREE-nuh) |
| See also | frenum, labial frenum |
| Definition | A fold of mucous membrane connecting the buccal mucosa to the alveolar mucosa in the premolar region of both the maxillae and the mandible. The buccal frena separate the labial vestibules from the buccal vestibules. |
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