Alveolar process of maxilla 2996626 145126084 2007-07-17T01:01:35Z LordAnubisBOT 2572294 robot Modifying: [[hu:Fogmedernyúlvány]] {{Infobox Bone | Name = Alveolar process | Latin = processus alveolaris maxillae | GraySubject = 38 | Image = Gray157.png | GrayPage = 161 | Caption = Left [[maxilla]]. Outer surface. (Alveolar process visible at bottom.) | Image2 = Gray853.png | Caption2 = Cartilages of the nose, seen from below. (Alveolar process of [[maxilla]] visible at bottom. | System = | MeshName = | MeshNumber = | DorlandsPre = p_34 | DorlandsSuf = 12667282 | }} The '''alveolar process''' is the thickened ridge of [[bone]] that contains the [[tooth socket]]s on bones that bear [[tooth|teeth]]. It is also referred to as the '''alveolar bone'''. In humans, the tooth-bearing bones are the [[maxilla]] and the [[mandible]]. On the maxilla, the alveolar process is a ridge on the [[Anatomical position#Transverse plane|inferior]] surface, and on the [[mandible]] it is a ridge on the [[Anatomical position#Transverse plane|superior]] surface. It makes up the thickest part of the maxilla. The [[buccinator muscle]] attaches to the alveolar processes of both the maxilla and mandible. [[Image:Mand Right Premolar PA.JPG|275px|thumb|left|This [[radiograph|X-ray film]] reveals some bone loss in the lower right [[mandible]]. The associated teeth exhibit poor [[crown-to-root ratio]]s and may be subject to [[occlusal trauma|secondary occlusal trauma]].]] ==See also== * [[dental alveolus]] == References == * Cate, A.R. Ten. Oral Histology: development, structure, and function. 5th ed. 1998. ISBN 0-8151-2952-1. * Gray, Henry. ''Anatomy of the Human Body.'' (1918). ISBN 1-58734-102-6 * "Process, alveolar." ''Stedman's Medical Dictionary, 27th ed.'' (2000). ISBN 0-683-40007-X ==External links== * {{eMedicineDictionary|alveolar+process}} * {{WaynesburgAnatomicModel|skeleton/alveolarprocess}} * {{RocheLexicon|34256.000-1}} * [http://orthodontics.case.edu/facialgrowth/html/gofmand1.htm Diagram at case.edu] {{Periodontology}} {{Facial bones}} [[Category:Skeletal system]] [[Category:Dentistry]] [[Category:Head and neck]] [[Category:Skull]] [[Category:Mouth]] [[Category:Teeth]] [[fr:Os alvéolaire]] [[hu:Fogmedernyúlvány]]