What Is the Function of Gomphosis

A gomphosis (“fastened with bolts”, plural = gomphoses) is the specialized fibrous joint that anchors the root of a tooth into its bony socket within the maxillary bone (upper jaw) or mandible bone (lower jaw) of the skull.

What does the gomphosis do?

A gomphosis is a fibrous joint that binds the teeth to bony sockets in the bones of the maxilla mandible.

Is gomphosis moveable?

These moveable fibrous joints are also termed amphiarthrodial. They have a lesser range of movement than synovial joints. Gomphosis is a type of joint found at the articulation between teeth and the sockets of the maxilla or mandible (dental-alveolar joint).