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Periodontitis
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Inflammation and infection of the ligaments and bones that support the teeth
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Buccal Shelf
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The surface of the mandible from the residual alveolar ridge or alveolar ridge to the external oblique line in the region of the lower buccal vestibule. It is covered with cortical bone.
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Alveolar
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Socket in the bone in which a tooth is attached by means of the periodontal ligament.
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Osteoblasts
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Cell associated with development and growth on bone
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Mastication
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Chewing
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What are the physical changes that take place as a person loses their teeth?
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1. Lower face becomes sunken in and flabby 2.Loss of vertical dimension
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Edentulous
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Without teeth
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Periosteum
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The dense fibrous membrane covering the surface of bones
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Residual Ridge
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The portion of the alveolar ridge that remains after the alveoli have disappeared from the alveolar process after extraction of the teeth.
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Caries
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Decay of death of bone
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