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What bone contains sockets upper teeth?

Maxilla


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.


The synarthrosis that binds the teeth to the bony sockets is?

The synarthrosis that binds the teeth to the bony sockets is called a gomphosis joint. This type of joint is a specialized fibrous joint found only in the teeth, providing stability and support for the teeth within the sockets.


What is the name for the sockets of the teeth?

alveolar process


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.


The digestive system?

What are the fibers that anchor teeth to bony sockets


Several small white structures are lodged in sockets in the maxillae and the mandble. what are these structures?

teeth


What is Ridge preservation and ridge reconstruction?

It is the Surgical Rebuilding of the teeth sockets!


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 vitamin is required to produce the organic matrix that holds the teeth in the sockets?

vitamin Z


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]