socket vs tooth socket

socket and tooth socket both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
socket	Yes	No	No	No
tooth socket	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, tooth socket is a hyponym of socket; that is, tooth socket is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than socket:

Other hyponyms of socket include hip socket, alveolus, acetabulum, cotyloid cavity.

socket (noun)	tooth socket (noun)
a receptacle into which an electric device can be inserted	a bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth
receptacle where something (a pipe or probe or end of a bone) is inserted
a bony hollow into which a structure fits