When a tooth is extracted, the cementum and much of the periodontal ligament are removed.
Alveolar bone proper: Attachment apparatus
author: Nikos Mardas | publisher: drg. Andreas Tjandra, Sp. Perio, FISID
As shown in this histologic section, bundle bone, periodontal ligament, and cementum form an anatomic unit. When a tooth is extracted, the cementum and much of the periodontal ligament are removed. The bundle bone resorbs after tooth extraction.
Serial posts:
- Healing extraction socket
- Resorption modifies alveolar ridges
- Anatomical features of the alveolar process
- Forming alveolar ridge
- Alveolar process: function and development
- Parts of alveolar process
- Different terms for the alveolar bone proper
- Lamina dura
- Alveolar bone proper: Attachment apparatus
- Bundle bone
- Alveolar bone proper
- Supporting bone
- Outer cortical plate
- Cortical bone
- Trabecular bone
- Macroanatomy of alveolar process
- Extraction socket
- Extraction socket wall
- Alveolar ridge
- Ridge of edentulous site