alveolar ridge

noun

1. the ridgelike border of the upper and lower jaws containing the sockets of the teeth.

Example Sentences

Previous studies have suggested that in some speakers of click languages, the alveolar ridge—the rounded bump between the upper teeth and the roof of the mouth—is small or even absent.

From Scientific American

Press your tongue behind your two front teeth, where the roof of your mouth meets the gum palate or alveolar ridge.

From Time

One of a group of lizards having the teeth immovably united to the top of the alveolar ridge.

From Project Gutenberg