alveolar bone resorption
Type: process Aliases: bone resorption bone loss alveolar bone loss
Systems Analogy
The slow corrosion and loss of the mounting brackets holding the data ports in place.
The pathological osteoclast-mediated breakdown and loss of the alveolar jawbone surrounding teeth, driven by chronic periodontitis.
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Scientific Sources & Verbatim Definitions
- Empirical StudyDominy SS, et al. Porphyromonas gingivalis in Alzheimer's disease brains. Sci Adv. 2019;5(1):eaau3333. ↗
"Periodontitis leads to the destruction of periodontal tissues and alveolar bone."