tooth socket - CISMeF

Preferred Label : tooth socket;

Uberon definition : 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].;

Uberon synonym : dental alveolus;

Uberon related term : dental alveolus; alveolus dentali;

Details

Origin ID

0003686;

UMLS CUI

C0227130;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Entire alveolus dentalis (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Structure of alveolus dentalis (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Tooth Socket [NCIt concept]
- Tooth socket [FMA entity]
- socket of tooth [Radlex concept]
- tooth socket [MeSH Descriptor]
- tooth socket [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Structure of alveolus dentalis (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Tooth Socket [NCIt concept]
- Tooth socket [FMA entity]
- Tooth socket space [FMA entity]
- alveolus dentalis, nos [SNOMED Notion]
- tooth socket [MeSH concept]
- tooth socket [MeSH Descriptor]
Uberon cross reference
- Entire alveolus dentalis (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Tooth Socket [NCIt concept]
- Tooth socket space [FMA entity]
innervated by
- superior alveolar nerve [UBERON concept]
part of
- alveolar ridge [UBERON concept]

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