The periodontal ligament connects the ______ of the tooth to the alveolar bone.

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The cementum is on the root surface of the tooth and is connected to alveolar bone by the periodontium.
The dentin of the root is covered by cementum.At one end,the periodontal ligament fibers are embedded in cementum,at the other end they are embedded in bone.
The apical foramen is where the blood vessels and nerves that form the pulp chamber enter the tooth.The blood supply is derived from branches of the dental arteries and from the periodontal ligament.
The inner enamel epithelium is the source of the ameloblasts that will form enamel and the odontoblasts that will form dentin.

The Periodontal Ligament Connects the ______ of the Tooth to the Alveolar