part_of part of part of anatomical cavity tooth socket https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/Alveole_zahn.jpg dental alveolus NCIT:C94543 MESH:D020390 alveolus dentali UMLS:C0227130 UBERON:0003686 Dental alveolus (plural, alveoli) are sockets in the jaws in which the roots of teeth are held in the alveolar process of maxilla with the periodontal ligament. The lay term for dental alveoli is tooth sockets. A joint that connect the roots of the teeth and the alveolus are called gomphosis (plural gomphoses). In mammals, tooth sockets are found in the maxilla and the mandible. [WP,unvetted]. FMA:57490 SCTID:288323008 dental alveolus alveolus dentalis Wikipedia:Dental_alveolus GAID:217 alveolar ridge