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Stomatognathic System > Jaw > Alveolar Process
... > Tissues > Connective Tissue > Bone and Bones > Skull > Facial Bones > Jaw > Alveolar Process
... > Musculoskeletal System > Skeleton > Bone and Bones > Skull > Facial Bones > Jaw > Alveolar Process
Stomatognathic System > Mouth > Dentition > Periodontium > Alveolar Process
... > Body Regions > Head > Face > Mouth > Dentition > Periodontium > Alveolar Process
... > Digestive System > Gastrointestinal Tract > Mouth > Dentition > Periodontium > Alveolar Process

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Alveolar Process  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Alveolar Ridge
  • Ridge, Alveolar

Note

  • dis: coord with JAW DISEASES or specific precoord jaw dis (IM); for /surg, prefer ALVEOLECTOMY or ALVEOLOPLASTY

Scope note

  • The thickest and spongiest part of the maxilla and mandible hollowed out into deep cavities for the teeth.

History note

  • 65

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000539

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