Alveolar

Pertaining to the alveoli or sockets of the teeth. A. Absce , a gum-boil. A. Arch, the alveolar surface of the jaw. A. Artery, a branch of the internal maxillary. A. Border, the face margin of the jaws. A. Cancer. See Cancer . A. Index, in craniometry, the gnathic index; the ratio of the distance between the basion and alveolar point, to the distance between the basion and the nasal point, multiplied by loo. See Index and Craniometrical Points. A. Point. See Craniometrical Points. A. Proce , the border of the superior maxilla in which the alveoli are placed. A. Sarcoma. See Sarcoma .