Plural of gomphosis; the fibrous joints or sockets that anchor teeth to the jawbone.
From Greek gomphosis, from gomph- (bolt or nail) plus -osis (condition or state), literally 'a bolting or fastening together.'
Your gomphoses are constantly breaking down and rebuilding thanks to specialized cells called odontoclasts and osteoblasts—essentially, your body remodels your tooth anchors throughout your life!
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