Description
The alveolar part (alveolar process) is the thick, U-shaped, superior projection found along the superior aspect of the mandible. The alveolar part:
—is continuous inferiorly with the body of mandible;
—consists of the dental alveoli, interalveolar septa and interradicular septa of the mandible;
—provides an origin site for the buccinator muscle.
The alveolar part of the mandible forms the mandibular alveolar arch, which lodges all of the mandibular (lower) teeth.
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