Talk:Alveolar process of maxilla

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I think the change in the text from the [[1]] revision to the [[2]] revision caused a huge loss of clarity and information. --Dcfleck 16:17, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

I think there is a greater problem. The alveolar process refers to bone in the maxilla and the mandible, and I do not believe there is enough of a difference to have a separate article on the "alveolar process of the mandible." The information would be basically the same. Furthermore, about the external links in the article, eMedicine says "portion of bone in either the maxilla or the mandible" and the link to the school's website has a mandible as an illustration of the alveolar process. This article needs to be renamed to "Alveolar process", and then information about differences between the maxilla and mandible could be included. - Dozenist talk 16:13, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

According to the English translations of Terminologia Anatomica, the terms in question are called "alveolar arch of mandible", "alveolar arch of maxilla", and "alveolar process of maxilla". There doesn't seem to be an "alveolar process" or "alveolar process of mandible", but I don't know if that represents an omission in TA, or just of Dorland's reporting of TA. At Wikipedia:WikiProject Anatomy, TA is one of the most trusted resources for addressing difficult naming standards. However, perhaps some structures are named slightly differently in dentistry. For now, I'd recommend that you create a new article at alveolar process, which focuses upon the compound structure you are describing, include a link to alveolar process of maxilla, and describe your reasoning at Talk:alveolar process. --Arcadian 17:06, 6 January 2007 (UTC)