"Depth of rostrum in front of premolars" seems to have been taken perpendicular to the inferior longitudinal line of the rostrum, approximately one-half millimeter anterior to the alveolus of the anteriormost cheek tooth.
"Mammals Obtained by Dr. Curt von Wedel from the Barrier Beach of Tamaulipas, Mexico"
E. Raymond Hall
Permanent false molar, in the alveolus.
"The Student's Elements of Geology"
Sir Charles Lyell
The margins of the cleft in the lip are also attached to the alveolus by firm reflections of the mucous membrane.
"Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition."
Alexander Miles Alexis Thomson