Dental alveolus
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| Dental alveolus | |
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| Alveola of the second premolar tooth in a bovine maxillary bone. | |
| Latin | alveolus dentalis |
| Gray's | subject #242 1124 |
| Artery | Anterior superior alveolar arteries, Posterior superior alveolar artery, Inferior alveolar artery |
| Nerve | Anterior superior alveolar nerve, Posterior superior alveolar nerve, Inferior alveolar nerve |
| MeSH | Tooth+socket |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | a_27/12123723 |
In medicine, dental alveoli are naturally-occurring sockets in the jaws in which the roots of teeth are held. The lay term for dental alveoli is tooth sockets. The joints that connect the roots of the teeth and the alveolus are called gomphoses (singular gomphosis).
In mammals, tooth sockets are found in the maxilla and the mandible.
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The swelling of the dental alveoli can result in odontobothritis, causing pain and discomfort to the mouth.
[edit] Resources
- National Institute of Health, CRISP Database
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