Alveolar process
Region of jaw bones containing tooth sockets / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The alveolar process (/ælˈviːələr, ˌælviˈoʊlər, ˈælviələr/)[1] is the portion of bone containing the tooth sockets on the jaw bones (in humans, the maxilla and the mandible). The alveolar process is covered by gums within the mouth, terminating roughly along the line of the mandibular canal. Partially comprising compact bone, it is penetrated by many small openings for blood vessels and connective fibres.
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Alveolar process | |
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System | Skeletal |
Identifiers | |
Latin | os alveolaris |
TA98 | A02.1.12.035 |
TA2 | 791 |
FMA | 59487 52897, 59487 |
Anatomical terms of bone |
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The bone is of clinical and phonetic significance, and played a forensic role regarding the death of Adolf Hitler, whose mandibular remains were sundered along the margin.