Bundle bone

Bundle bone (also known as alveolar bone proper) is a histologic term for the portion of the bone of the alveolar process that surrounds teeth and into which the collagen fibers of the periodontal ligament are embedded.^[1] It can also be referred to as alveolar bone proper.

Bundle bone is functionally dependent in that it resorbs following tooth extraction or loss.^[1]

Bundle bone is very flexible and constantly remodels to accommodate the changing shape and size of the dental structures it contains. Bundle bone can be divided into two main parts: a thin layer of compact (radiodense) bone (the ‘cortex’ of alveolus) that lines the alveolus proper, in which Sharpey's fibers insert, that is radiographically termed the lamina dura (lamina dura denta).^{[citation needed]}

References

^ ^a ^b Araujo M, Lindhe J (2003). "The Edentulous Alveolar Ridge.". In Lindhe J, Karring T, Lang NP (eds.). Clinical Periodontology and Implant Dentistry (5th ed.). Oxford: Blackwell Munksgaard. pp. 53–63.

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[Araujo-1] Araujo M, Lindhe J (2003). "The Edentulous Alveolar Ridge.". In Lindhe J, Karring T, Lang NP (eds.). Clinical Periodontology and Implant Dentistry (5th ed.). Oxford: Blackwell Munksgaard. pp. 53–63.

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