mabe this will clarefy what i mean first i put the gums in vertex mode(or edge). then i want to select a vertex(or an edge). So basicly i only wath to select on that peice of geometry but if you drag and klick you might also select the head. so is there a setting without going to the mask menu, that will let me select only the activated verticy and not some other piece of geometry. maybe its a bit clearer now. btw thank you for your help.