Dental alveoli (singular
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 (plural
gomphoses).Alveolar bone is the bone that surrounds the roots of the teeth forming bone sockets a.k.a. alveolus.