Alveolar gingiva
alveolar gingiva
alveolar gingiva n.
gum tissue enveloping the alveolar bone.
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the ridgelike border of the upper and lower jaws containing the sockets of the teeth.
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the ridgelike border of the upper and lower jaws containing the sockets of the teeth. historical examples if the occlusion be not normal, the upper jaw and alveolar process will develop laterally as well as anteriorly. degeneracy eugene s. talbot the teeth and their tubercles and the alveolar process are normal. studies in the psychology […]