But for those who are not dentists, what exactly is a ridge defect? In essence, the alveolar process refers to the ridge of bone that houses the sockets for the teeth on the jawbones, holding them in ...

Alveolar type 2 (AT2) cells maintain lung health by acting as stem cells and producing pulmonary surfactant. AT2 dysfunction underlies many lung diseases, including interstitial lung disease (ILD), in ...