<Tr> <Th> FMA </Th> <Td> 52897 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Anatomical terms of bone (edit on Wikidata) </Td> </Tr> <P> The alveolar process (/ ælˈviːələr /) also called the (alveolar bone) is the thickened ridge of bone that contains the tooth sockets (dental alveoli) on the jaw bones that hold teeth . In humans, the tooth - bearing bones are the maxilla and the mandible . </P> <P> On the maxilla, the alveolar process is a ridge on the inferior surface, and on the mandible it is a ridge on the superior surface . It makes up the thickest part of the maxillae . </P>

What type of bone is the maxillary bone