One of the two jaw ridges either on the roof of the mouth between the upper teeth and the hard palate or on the bottom of the mouth behind the lower teeth[WP]. The alveolar ridges contain the sockets (alveoli) of the teeth[HP]. [ HP:0006477 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alveolar_ridge ]
Synonyms: alveolar bone alveolar process alveolar body alveolar margin margo alveolaris
Term information
- MA:0003119
- EMAPA:35118
- SCTID:245790000
- GAID:215
- Wikipedia:Alveolar_ridge
- NCIT:C89749
- MESH:D000539
- BTO:0001383
- FMA:313923
pheno_slim
Term relations
- zone of bone organ
- neural crest-derived structure
- part of some jaw skeleton
- has developmental contribution from some dental follicle