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tooth socket

a socket in the alveolar process of the maxilla or mandible, into which each tooth fits and is suspended by means of the periodontal ligament.

Synonym(s): alveolus dentalis TA, alveolus 4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 






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