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Alveolar process
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
.
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