The alveolar process is the portion of bone containing the tooth sockets on the jaw bones. The alveolar process is covered by gums within the mouth, terminating roughly along the line of the mandibula
Alveolar region of the maxilla (white) and mandible (orange) cut away to the right
German illustration (c. 1910) depicting interior of jawbones, with nerves, veins, and arteries leading to teeth—and thus the alveolar area
This X-ray film reveals some bone loss on the right side of the mandible. The associated teeth exhibit poor crown-to-root ratios and may be subject to secondary occlusal trauma.
X-ray showing alveolar defect causing cleft lip and cleft palate
On 30 April 1945, Adolf Hitler committed suicide by gunshot in the Führerbunker when it became clear that Germany would lose the Battle of Berlin, which resulted in Germany's surrender to the Allies a
Alveolar process
…of a mandible with teeth—which had been burned and broken around the alveolar process—was the only physical evidence used to confirm Adolf Hitler's death in 1945. Historians such as Anton Joachimsthaler assert that the remainder of the body was burnt to near-ashes, but this is scientifically doubtful…
Front page of the American military newspaper Stars and Stripes on 2 May 1945
Eva Braun and Hitler at Berchtesgaden (with Hitler's dog Blondi at right), June 1942
Situation of World War II in Europe at the time of Hitler's death. The white areas were controlled by Nazi forces, the pink areas were controlled by the Allies, and the red areas indicate recent Allied advances.
Exterior of the Führerbunker shortly before its destruction. Hitler and Braun's remains were burnt in a shell crater outside the emergency exit at the left.