alveolar bone
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alveolar bone — the thin layer of bone making up the bony processes of the maxilla and mandible, and surrounding and containing the teeth; it is pierced by many small openings through which blood vessels, lymphatics, and nerve fibers pass. See also alveolar… … Medical dictionary
Alveolar process — Bone: Alveolar process Left maxilla. Outer surface. (Alveolar process visible at bottom.) … Wikipedia
Alveolar process of maxilla — Infobox Bone Name = Alveolar process Latin = processus alveolaris maxillae GraySubject = 38 GrayPage = 161 Caption = Left maxilla. Outer surface. (Alveolar process visible at bottom.) Caption2 = Cartilages of the nose, seen from below. (Alveolar… … Wikipedia
Alveolar bony defects — There are four chief types of defects of the alveolar bone: #horizontal defects #vertical defects #fenestrations #dehiscenses … Wikipedia
bone factor — in periodontal disease, the systemic influence on alveolar bone loss in response to local inflammatory processes … Medical dictionary
Bone — is the substance that forms the skeleton of the body. It is composed chiefly of calcium phosphate and calcium carbonate. It also serves as a storage area for calcium, playing a large role in calcium balance in the blood. The 206 bones in the body … Medical dictionary
Alveolar osteitis — Alveolar osteitis. Note exposed bone as marked by the arrow. Alveolar osteitis or, colloquially, a dry socket, is a complication of wound healing following extraction of a tooth. The term alveolar refers to the alveolus, which is the part of the… … Wikipedia
alveolar process — n the bony ridge or raised thickened border on each side of the upper or lower jaw that contains the sockets of the teeth called also alveolar ridge * * * the portion of bone in either the maxilla or the mandible that surrounds and supports the… … Medical dictionary
Bone — This article is about the skeletal organ. For other uses, see Bone (disambiguation) and Bones (disambiguation). For the tissue, see Osseous tissue. Drawing of a human femur Bones are rigid organs that constitute part of the endoskeleton of… … Wikipedia
Alveolar macrophage — Micrograph showing hemosiderin laden alveolar marcophages, as seen in a pulmonary haemorrhage. H E stain. An alveolar macrophage (or dust cell) is a type of macrophage found in the pulmonary alveolus, near the pneumocytes, but separated from the… … Wikipedia
