dento-alveolar syndesmosis
Definition: the fibrous joint by which the root of a tooth is fixed into the dental alveoli or sockets of the alveolar part of the mandible by the periodontium.
Synonym(s): articulatio dentoalveolaris, dentoalveolar joint, gompholic joint
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