alveolar arch

alveolar arch
alveolar arch n the arch of the upper or lower jaw formed by the alveolar processes

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an arch formed by the ridge of the alveolar process of the mandible or maxilla; see arcus alveolaris mandibulae and arcus alveolaris maxillae.

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