#jawbone

• Acrodont — Regarding animals or dentitions; having the teeth fused directly to the free upper margin or crest of the jawbones, without being implanted in bony sockets (alveoli).
• Alveolisis — A destructive pathological process consisting of the gradual resorption, atrophy, or destruction of the bony tissue of the alveolar process that supports the teeth in the jaws. This structural osteolytic phenomenon frequently occurs as an advanced complication of periodontal disease (periodontitis) or due to repeated occlusal trauma, leading to progressive tooth mobility and, ultimately, to the loss of the affected tooth.
• Alveoloclasia — A destructive pathological process characterized by the active resorption, dissolution, or fracturing of the bony tissue of the alveolar process under the direct action of osteoclast cells. This severe osteolytic phenomenon, structurally correlated with advanced stages of chronic marginal periodontal diseases, causes the loss of the tooth's rigid support, leading to progressive tooth mobility and the subsequent loss of the affected teeth.
• Alveolon — A rare anatomical or paleontological term used to designate the elementary structural, functional, or geometric unit of an alveolar system or a jawbone provided with tooth sockets; an anthropometric or structural reference point correlated with the anterior margin of the alveolar process.