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MeSH Heading: Alveolar Process
Tree Number(s): A02.835.232.781.324.502.125; A14.521.125; A14.549.167.646.094
Unique ID: D000539
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000539
Annotation: dis: coord with JAW DISEASES or specific precoord jaw dis (IM); for /‌surg, prefer ALVEOLECTOMY or ALVEOLOPLASTY
Scope Note: The thickest and spongiest part of the maxilla and mandible hollowed out into deep cavities for the teeth.
Entry Term(s): Alveolar Ridge
NLM Classification #: WU 240
See Also: Alveolectomy; Alveoloplasty; Dental Arch
Public MeSH Note: 65
History Note: 65
Date Established: 1965/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2018/06/29

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Alveolar Process MeSH Descriptor Data 2025