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Maxilla
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What bone contains sockets of upper teeth?
The maxilla bone contains the sockets of the upper teeth in the human skull. It forms the upper jaw and plays a vital role in supporting and securing the roots of the upper teeth within the oral cavity.
What is an alveolar bone?
The alveolar bone is a part of the jawbone that surrounds and supports the teeth. It is a specialized type of bone that forms the sockets in which the teeth are anchored. The health of the alveolar bone is essential for the stability and proper function of the teeth.
What type of bone is the maxilla?
It is classed as an irregular bone because of the shape.
Which bone contains alveoli that bear teeth?
what bone contains alveoli bearing teeth
What are mandibles?
You, as a human and as a mammal have one mandible. This is the bone of the lower jaw and contains teeth. The upper jaw bone is called the maxilla, also containing teeth. Both jaws have a range of number of teeth depending on age and other factors.
What are tooth sockets lined with?
The alveolar process (alveolar bone) is the thickened ridge of bone that contains the tooth sockets (dental alveoli) on bones that hold teeth. In humans, the tooth-bearing bones are the maxillae and the mandible.[3]
What bone contains alveoli bearing teeth?
The maxilla support the upper row of teeth. Mandible support the lower row of teeth.
What is a mouth bone called?
The bones of the mouth are, for the upper teeth, the skull, and for the lower teeth, the mandible. Teeth are also a type of bone.
What are the extensions of the bone of the body of the mandible and maxilla that contains the tooth sockets of the teeth?
These extensions are known as alveolar processes, and they support and anchor the teeth within the mouth. The alveolar processes of the mandible and maxilla are the bony ridges that contain the tooth sockets (alveoli). The shape and size of these processes vary depending on the number and type of teeth present in the mouth.
Bone that holds teeth?
The maxillae (right and left maxilla bones) have sockets called alveolar processes in which the root of the teeth are inserted.
Which bone contains teeth?
Mandible and maxilla
Which bone Contains alveoli bearing teeth?
mandible
