tooth socket vs alveolar process

tooth socket and alveolar process both are nouns.

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

tooth socket (noun)	alveolar process (noun)
a bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth	a ridge that forms the borders of the upper and lower jaws and contains the sockets of the teeth