The alveolarprocess is covered by gums within the mouth, terminating roughly along the line of the mandibular canal. Partially comprising compact bone, it is penetrated by many small openings for blood vessels and connective fibres. The bone is of clinical, phonetic and forensic significance. Alveolarbone actually consists of two components (Fig. 11.7). The first is the alveolarprocess of the two jaws, the maxilla, and mandible. This bony structure forms to house the developing tooth buds and, once erupted, the roots of the teeth. It provides structural support for the dentition. · Your alveolarprocess (also known as the alveolarbone) is the structure that holds the roots of your teeth in place. You have an alveolarprocess made of thick bone for both your top and bottom rows of teeth. The alveolarprocess (alveolarbone) is the thickened ridge of bone that contains the tooth sockets on bones that bear teeth (maxilla and mandible). On the maxilla, the alveolarprocess is a ridge on the inferior surface. It makes up the thickest part of the maxilla. · The alveolarprocess is composed of different types of bone tissue that work together to secure the teeth. The outer layer consists of cortical bone, a dense, compact bone that forms the facial and lingual plates of the jaw. The alveolarprocess is a thickened ridge of bone located on the mandible and maxilla bones that accommodate the dental alveoli, more commonly known as the tooth sockets (Standring, 2016). The cortical plate and alveolarbone proper meet at the alveolar crest (usually 1.5- 2 mm below the level of the C.E.J. on the tooth it surrounds) .
