Alveolar process of maxilla
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Name = Alveolar process |
Latin = processus alveolaris maxillae |
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Caption = Left [[maxilla]]. Outer surface. (Alveolar process visible at bottom.) |
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Caption2 = Cartilages of the nose, seen from below. (Alveolar process of [[maxilla]] visible at bottom. |
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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]
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[[Category:Skeletal system]]
[[Category:Dentistry]]
[[Category:Head and neck]]
[[Category:Skull]]
[[Category:Mouth]]
[[Category:Teeth]]
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