"Tooth Mobility" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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)
| Descriptor ID |
D014086
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C07.465.714.898 G10.549.840
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| Concept/Terms |
Tooth Mobility- Tooth Mobility
- Mobilities, Tooth
- Mobility, Tooth
- Tooth Mobilities
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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