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  1. dental alveolusnoun

    The medical term for a tooth socket in the jaw.

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  1. Dental alveolus

    Dental alveoli (singular alveolus) are sockets in the jaws in which the roots of teeth are held in the alveolar process with the periodontal ligament. The lay term for dental alveoli is tooth sockets. A joint that connects the roots of the teeth and the alveolus is called gomphosis (plural gomphoses). Alveolar bone is the bone that surrounds the roots of the teeth forming bone sockets. In mammals, tooth sockets are found in the maxilla, the premaxilla, and the mandible.

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  1. Dental alveolus

    Dental alveolus are sockets in the jaws in which the roots of teeth are held in the alveolar process of maxilla with the periodontal ligament. The lay term for dental alveoli is tooth sockets. A joint that connects the roots of the teeth and the alveolus is called gomphosis. In mammals, tooth sockets are found in the maxilla, the premaxilla and the mandible.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of dental alveolus in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of dental alveolus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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