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alveolar process

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alveolar process [al¦vē·ə·lər ¦prä‚ses]
(anatomy)
The ridge of bone surrounding the alveoli of the teeth.


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The marginal gingiva was carefully released from the alveolar process and immediately stored in 4 percent phosphate buffered formalin solution.
1) Because of their position in the facial soft tissues rather than in the alveolar process, the term nasolabial cyst has been preferred.
[2,3] The typical radiographic appearance is that of a triangular or semicircular radiolucency with the narrow part of the lesion toward the alveolar crest, often with a radiodense border, and located within the alveolar process between the roots of teeth.
 
 
 
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