tooth sockets
Jaw bone holes
Tooth sockets are the cavities in the jawbone where teeth are anchored.
Each socket, technically called an alveolus, holds a tooth root in place.
After a tooth is extracted, the socket gradually fills with bone tissue: The dentist said my tooth sockets were healing well.
- dentalRelating to teeth
- alveolusMicroscopic pulmonary chamber
- molarsRear crushing teeth
- caninesDog family members
- cavitiesHollow spaces within
incisors · wisdom teeth · bones · cementum · healing process · maxilla · prosthodontics · implant · oral surgery · mandible · orthodontics · abscess · gum disease · bone grafting · alveolar · baby teeth · osteomyelitis · flossing
- upper jawupper jaw, maxilla, hard palate, upper teeth, infraorbital foramen
- fibrous jointssuture, sutures, coronal suture, lambdoid suture
anatomical component
tooth socketsteeth
Enamel-covered chewing structures
tooth roots · dental crowns · tooth enamel · gums · jawbone
tooth, sockets, socket, toothy, toothed, toothless, toothlike