Alveolar process hypoplasia

What it means

Underdevelopment of the alveolar process (also known as alveolar bone).

The alveolar process is a thickened ridge of bone that contains the tooth sockets on the mandible and maxilla.

Rare diseases that can present with this1

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category

Also called: Decreased size of alveolar process of jaw · Decreased size of alveolar ridge · Deficiency of alveolar process of jaw · Deficiency of alveolar ridge · Hypoplasia of alveolar ridge · Hypoplastic alveolar bone · Hypotrophic alveolar process of jaw · Hypotrophic alveolar ridge