loading...| Preferred Name |
dento-alveolar joint |
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| Synonyms |
socket peg-and-socket joint dento-alveolar syndesmosis syndesmosis dentoalveolaris gomphosis |
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| Definitions |
A joint that binds the teeth to the alveolar ridge. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001035 |
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| database_cross_reference |
SCTID:50870008 Wikipedia:Gomphosis EMAPA:37464 FMA:7495 MA:0001499 |
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| definition |
A joint that binds the teeth to the alveolar ridge. |
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| depiction |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/Gray1003.png |
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| external_ontology_notes |
MA classifies this as a cartilaginous joint |
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| has_broad_synonym |
socket |
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| has_exact_synonym |
peg-and-socket joint dento-alveolar syndesmosis syndesmosis dentoalveolaris gomphosis |
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uberon |
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| id |
UBERON:0001035 |
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| label |
dento-alveolar joint |
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| notation |
UBERON:0001035 |
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dento-alveolar joint |
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| structure_notes |
Specifically, the connection is made between the maxillary or mandible to the cementum of the tooth. The motion of a gomphosis is very minimal, though considerable movement can be achieved over time--the basis of using braces to realign teeth. The joint can be considered a synarthrosis or an amphiarthrosis. The gomphosis is the only joint-type in which a bone does not join another bone, as teeth are not technically bone. In modern, more anatomical, joint classification, the gomphosis is simply considered a fibrous joint because the tissue linking the structures is ligamentous[WP] |
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