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Stomatognathic Diseases > Mouth Diseases > Periodontal Diseases > Tooth Mobility
Digestive System and Oral Physiological Phenomena > Dental Physiological Phenomena > Tooth Mobility

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Tooth Mobility  

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Note

  • do not confuse with TOOTH MOVEMENT TECHNIQUES (an orthodontic procedure)

Scope note

  • Horizontal and, to a lesser degree, axial movement of a tooth in response to normal forces, as in occlusion. It refers also to the movability of a tooth resulting from loss of all or a portion of its attachment and supportive apparatus, as seen in periodontitis, occlusal trauma, and periodontosis. (From Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p507 & Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed, p313)

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