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Abstract
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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- Mobilities, Tooth
- Mobility, Tooth
- Tooth Mobilities
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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do not confuse with TOOTH MOVEMENT TECHNIQUES (an orthodontic procedure)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Tooth Mobility. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014086. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014086
- Tooth Mobility. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tooth_mobility
- Tooth Mobility. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17144183