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Dental Alveolus

Alveola of the second premolar tooth in a bovine maxillary bone.
Artery	Anterior superior alveolar arteries, Posterior superior alveolar artery, Inferior alveolar artery
Nerve	Anterior superior alveolar nerve, Posterior superior alveolar nerve, Inferior alveolar nerve
MeSH	Tooth+socket

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, the premaxilla and the mandible.

Pathology

The swelling of the dental alveoli can result in alveolitis, causing pain and discomfort to the mouth.

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