The alveolar process (/ælˈviːələr, ˌælviˈoʊlər, ˈælviələr/) is the portion of bone containing the tooth sockets on the jaw bones (in humans, the maxilla...

Alveolar osteitis, also known as dry socket, is inflammation of the alveolar bone (i.e., the alveolar process of the maxilla or mandible). Classically...

lateral nasal wall. It has three recesses: an alveolar recess pointed inferiorly, bounded by the alveolar process of the maxilla; a zygomatic recess pointed...

The mandible hosts the lower teeth (their depth delineated by the alveolar process). Many muscles attach to the bone, which also hosts nerves (some connecting...

are sockets in the jaws in which the roots of teeth are held in the alveolar process with the periodontal ligament. The lay term for dental alveoli is tooth...

The voiced alveolar lateral approximant is a type of consonantal sound used in many spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet...

palatine process of the maxilla and the horizontal plate of palatine bone. The hard palate spans the alveolar arch formed by the alveolar process that holds...

contains the maxillary sinus. Four processes: the zygomatic process the frontal process the alveolar process the palatine process It has three surfaces: the anterior...

roots of teeth Alveolar ridge, the jaw structure that contains the dental alveoli Alveolar canals Alveolar process Arteries: Superior alveolar artery (disambiguation)...

cytoplasmic extensions that cover more than 95% of the alveolar surface. Type I cells are involved in the process of gas exchange between the alveoli and blood...

remains: a maxillar bridge made mostly of gold (top right) and part of a mandible broken and burnt around the alveolar process (bottom three fragments)...

The voiceless alveolar fricatives are a type of fricative consonant pronounced with the tip or blade of the tongue against the alveolar ridge (gum line)...

cheeks. The oral cavity is bounded at the sides and in front by the alveolar process (containing the teeth) and at the back by the isthmus of the fauces...

found loose in the oral cavity, and was broken and burnt around the alveolar process, the bulge that encases the tooth sockets. Splinters of glass and a...

Dento-alveolar may refer to: The alveolar process, the ridge of bone that contains dental alveolus A dento-alveolar consonant, a consonant that is articulated...

branches. A cadaveric study found the plexus to be situated in the alveolar process of the maxilla. The PSAN forms the posterior portion of the plexus...

pharynx (left/right) medial pterygoid plate, pterygomandibular raphé, alveolar process pharyngeal raphe, pharyngeal tubercle ascending pharyngeal artery,...

characterized by a soft erythematous papule (red spot) that develops on the alveolar process in association with a non-vital tooth and accompanying dental abscess...

balance – the process of bone resorption by the osteoclasts releases stored calcium into the systemic circulation and is an important process in regulating...

pulling) is the removal of teeth from the dental alveolus (socket) in the alveolar bone. Extractions are performed for a wide variety of reasons, but most...

pterygomandibular raphe Mylopharyngeal part - originating from the alveolar process of the mandible above the posterior end of the mylohyoid line Glossopharyngeal...

anterior-ward[citation needed] across the alveolar process to supply the gingiva. Anterior superior alveolar arteries Posterior superior alveolar nerve Left maxilla. Outer...

Diffuse alveolar damage (DAD) is a histologic term used to describe specific changes that occur to the structure of the lungs during injury or disease...

dental remains include part of a mandible broken and burned around the alveolar process. One witness and some authors argue that Hitler and Braun's bodies...

musculatures. Accordingly, this leads the upper parts of the mandible (alveolar process) to retract posteriorly, following the posterior movement of the upper...

coarticulating process. More generally, several kinds are distinguished: [t], voiceless alveolar plosive [d], voiced alveolar plosive [n], voiced alveolar nasal...

(sinus membrane) and placing a bone graft. When a tooth is lost, the alveolar process begins to remodel. The vacant tooth socket collapses as it heals leaving...

contact between the tip of the tongue and the alveolar ridge, becoming a rounded back vowel or glide. This process turns tell into [tɛɰ], as must have happened...

prosthetic and cosmetic purposes. In this procedure, the bony edges of the alveolar ridge and its surrounding structures is made smooth, redesigned or recontoured...

consonants. Dark l tends to be dental or denti-alveolar, but clear l tends to be retracted to an alveolar position. Arabic and Syriac use secondary uvularization...