Assertion: tooth | /r/CapableOf | attach to alveolar bone
Facets:
value: by the periodontal ligament
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: The extrinsic fibres within acellular extrinsic fibre cementum, travel perpendicular to the surface of the root and allow the tooth to attach to the alveolar bone by the periodontal ligament (PDL), continuous with the cementodentinal junction (CDJ).