The thickened ridge of bone that contains the tooth sockets on the maxilla.
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[taxon-note] "In humans, the tooth-bearing bones are the maxilla and the mandible. The mineral content of alveolar bone is mostly hydroxyapatite, which is also found in enamel as the main inorganic substance" xsd:string {source="WP"}
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alveolar margin of maxilla; alveolar part of maxilla; alveolar ridge of maxilla; lower alveolar ridge; maxilla alveolar process; pars dentalis of maxilla; posterior alveolar ridge; processus alveolaris (maxilla); processus alveolaris maxillae