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A tooth sits in a specialized socket called gomphosis.
A joint that connects the roots of the teeth and the alveolus is called gomphosis (plural gomphoses).
The motion of a gomphosis is minimal, though considerable movement can be achieved over time-the basis of using braces to realign teeth.
The gomphosis is the only joint-type in which a bone does not join another bone, as teeth are not technically bone.
Dento-alveolar syndesmosis (gomphosis)
In modern, more anatomical, joint classification, the gomphosis is simply considered a fibrous joint because the tissue linking the structures is ligamentous.
The socket of a tooth is often referred to as a gomphosis (type of a joint in which a conical peg fits into a socket).
A gomphosis is a specialized fibrous joint in which a conical process or peg of one bone fits into a hole or socket in another bone.
Weiss' theory states that there is a fibro-osseous ligament formed between the implant and the bone and this ligament can be considered as the equivalent of the periodontal ligament found in the gomphosis.
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