The alveolar process (processus alveolaris), also referred to as the alveolar bone, is the bone found in the jaws of a mouth containing the socket of teeth. On the maxilla, it is a ridge on the inferior surface, and on the mandible it is the ridge on the superior surface. It makes up the thickest part of the maxilla. The buccinator muscle attaches to the alveoar process. Grays illustration of a human femur, a typically recognized bone. ... The jaw is either of the two opposable structures forming, or near the entrance to, the mouth. ... Sagittal section of nose mouth, pharynx, and larynx. ... Types of teeth Molars are used for grinding up foods Carnassials are used for slicing food. ... The maxillae are the largest bones of the face, except for the mandible, and form, by their union, the whole of the upper jaw. ... The mandible (inferior maxillary bone) (together with the maxilla) is the largest and strongest bone of the face. ... Buccinator The buccinator is a muscle of which the bulk of is located in the cheeks. ...
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"Process, alveolar." Stedman's Medical Dictionary, 27th ed. (2000). ISBN 0-683-40007-X
Alveolarbone growth, tooth development, and eruption of the teeth are interdependent.
The challenge of the intraosseous stage of tooth eruption is to escape from the bone surrounding the crown and to redirect the growth of the alveolarbone proper to surround and support a developing root.
Movement of the tooth through bone requires a coordinated resorption and formation of bone, that this process can be plastic, and asymmetrical to accommodate root growth and tooth drift, and that these metabolic events likely begin in the enamel epithelia and are continued and coordinated by the dental follicle.
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