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Alveolar process
Bulge on jaws holding teeth / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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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![]() Anterior (frontal) portion of maxilla (white) and mandible (orange) cut away towards right to the depth of tooth roots | |
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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.