tooth socket
Jaw's anchoring hole
The tooth socket is the cavity in the jawbone where a tooth sits.
Each socket holds a tooth's root, anchoring it in place.
After extraction, the empty socket gradually fills with bone: The dentist said the tooth socket should heal within a few weeks.
Microscopic pulmonary chamber
- periodontalOf gums and bone
- gingivaOral mucosa around teeth
- maxillaUpper jaw bone
- mandibleLower facial bone
dental arch · cementum · bone · jawbone · root · nerve · blood vessel · interdental
Medical grasping instrument
- elevatorVertical conveyance between floors
- luxateDisplace from socket
- impactionFirmly lodged condition
- surgical removalCutting out by operation
incision · flap · suture · blood clot · gauze · molar · premolar · oral surgeon
Rhythmic painful pulsing
- achePersistent dull discomfort
- tenderSoft or sore
- sorePainful or annoyed
- sensitiveEasily affected emotionally
inflammation · swelling · infection · sharp · radiating · jaw pain · discomfort · post-operative
Load-bearing end structure
- bone graftTransplanted skeletal tissue
- prosthodonticsDental replacement science
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
- fixtureAttached building component
drilling · bone density · integration · restoration · membrane
Making into small grains
- osteoblastsBone-synthesizing cells
- remodelingAltering existing structures
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- inflammationProtective tissue response
soft tissue · wound care · salt water rinse · bone growth · collagen
alveolus
Microscopic pulmonary chamber
- periodontalOf gums and bone
- gingivaOral mucosa around teeth
- maxillaUpper jaw bone
mandible · dental arch · cementum · bone · jawbone · root · nerve · blood vessel · interdental · apical
forceps
Medical grasping instrument
- elevatorVertical conveyance between floors
- luxateDisplace from socket
- impactionFirmly lodged condition
surgical removal · incision · flap · suture · blood clot · gauze · molar · premolar · oral surgeon
throbbing
Rhythmic painful pulsing
sensitive · inflammation · swelling · infection · sharp · radiating · jaw pain · discomfort · post-operative · pulsating
abutment
Load-bearing end structure
- bone graftTransplanted skeletal tissue
- prosthodonticsDental replacement science
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
fixture · drilling · bone density · integration · restoration · membrane
granulation
Making into small grains
- osteoblastsBone-synthesizing cells
- remodelingAltering existing structures
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
inflammation · soft tissue · wound care · salt water rinse · bone growth · collagen
- teethteeth, incisors, incisor, canine, canines
- skull anatomyskull, cranium, frontal bone, braincase, mandible
- periodontiumgingiva, cementum, gums, alveolus, gum line
- upper jawupper jaw, maxilla, hard palate, upper teeth, infraorbital foramen
- fibrous jointssuture, sutures, coronal suture, lambdoid suture
- Socketsoutlet, headphone jack, USB port, network port, WebSocket
tooth sockettooth crown
Prosthetic covering for damaged enamel
dental crown · tooth · crown · tooth root · denture
tooth, socket, toothed, teething, sockets, dentists, teethe, orthodontist, socketed