DID YOU KNOW ??? the alveolar bone - periodontal ligament and cementum all originate embryologically from the dental follicle. This basically mean that these 3 tissues are supposed to operate together in health - the bone is maintained by the ligament tension and the cementum joins the ligament to the root of the tooth. When a tooth is removed this 3 tissue ‘organ’ is irreparably damaged . The bone loss begins Patients who receive dental prostheses before the age of 60 will almost certainly expe