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What two bones have an alveolar process?
The maxilla and the mandible have an alveolar process, which are the portions of those bones that contain the sockets for the teeth.
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.
What forms the bone that supports the maxillary and mandibular teeth?
mandible vomer maxilla and zygomatic are all bones of the
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 is the name for the sockets of the teeth?
alveolar process
The is the pink tissue that surrounds the teeth and covers the alveolar?
Gums are the pink tissue that surround the teeth and covers the alveolar. The function of the gums is to protect the teeth and support the mouth's structure.
Hard palate?
The hard palate is a thin horizontal bonyplate made up of two bones of the facial skeleton, located in the roof of the mouth. The bones are the 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 the upper teeth (when these are developed).
What is the function maxillae?
Manipulating food and drawing water currents over gills
Alveolar processes are found in what bones?
Mandible and maxailla
What is the alveolar bone?
The part of the jaws where the teeth arise
What facial bone articulates with teeth?
The maxilla and mandible are the facial bones that articulate with teeth. The maxilla forms the upper jaw and holds the upper teeth in place, while the mandible forms the lower jaw and supports the lower teeth.
What is the ridge in your mouth behind the teeth?
It is called the alveolar ridge. =)
