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Q: How are teeth held in the jawbone?
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What is the name of a connective tissue that binds the root of the teeth to the gum and jawbone?

Those are types of ligaments.


Is the maxilla the lower jawbone?

No. It is the upper jawbone. The lower jawbone is the mandible.


What are mandibular teeth?

They are the bottom teeth held in place by the mandible, or lower jaw.


Jawbone is to mandible as backbone is to?

Jawbone is to mandible, as backbone is to:spine/vertebral column


Where is the jawbone located in the human body?

The jaw bone is located in the head region directly below the teeth. It is attached to the side of your head. It is the only human skull bone that moves.

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Is teeth also another name for jawbone or mandible?

yes teeth is also a jawbone and another name for mandible


What are sharks teeth attached to?

jawbone


The upper teeth are held by what bones?

The manbidle, or jaw bone, holds the inferior teeth and the maxilla, the bone behind the top lip, holds the superior teeth.


Why does a camel have only ONE row of teeth?

No lower jawbone


Are there tendons in attached to your teeth?

Technically, they're not *tendons*, they're *ligaments*. But YES, there are fibers which hold your teeth to your jawbone.


Bone that holds lower teeth?

jawbone your welcome kids with flag homework


What is the other name for jawbone?

The other name for jawbone is mandible. It is a key bone in the human skull that forms the lower jaw and houses the lower set of teeth.


What is the name of a connective tissue that binds the root of the teeth to the gum and jawbone?

Those are types of ligaments.


How do gums help your teeth?

Gums help to support the teeth and keep them aligned, while providing resilient cushioning. More importantly, gum tissue protects the dental roots and underlying jawbones against infections and inflammations.


Is a sharks teeth directly attached to its flesh rather than its jawbone like most fish?

True, they are! There are several rows of teeth that regenerate over the course of the shark's lifetime.


Is the maxilla the lower jawbone?

No. It is the upper jawbone. The lower jawbone is the mandible.


What is a jawbone headset?

A jawbone headset is a headset that lines your jawbone, to stay low profile and out of the way.