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alveolar ridge

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One of the two jaw ridges either on the roof of the mouth between the upper teeth and the hard palate or on the bottom of the mouth behind the lower teeth[WP]. The alveolar ridges contain the sockets (alveoli) of the teeth[HP]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alveolar_ridge HP:0006477 ]

Synonyms: alveolar bone, alveolar process, alveolar body, alveolar margin, margo alveolaris

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UBPROP 0000012

in BTO, this is part of an embryo

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UBERON:0004103

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alveolar ridge