Tooth Mobility
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 and Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed, p313)
Year introduced: 1965
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Tree Number(s): C07.465.714.898, G10.549.840
MeSH Unique ID: D014086
Entry Terms:
- Mobilities, Tooth
- Mobility, Tooth
- Tooth Mobilities