Preferred Label : tooth mobility;
MeSH definition : 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);
MeSH synonym : mobility, tooth; mobilities, tooth; tooth mobilities;
MeSH annotation : physiol mobility of deciduous teeth or pathol mobility of permanent teeth in periodontal
dis or trauma; use Cat C qualif; do not confuse with TOOTH MOVEMENT (an orthodontic
procedure); physiol mobility of deciduous teeth or pathol mobility of permanent teeth in periodontal
dis or trauma; use Cat C qualif; do not confuse with TOOTH MOVEMENT TECHNIQUES (an
orthodontic procedure); do not confuse with TOOTH MOVEMENT TECHNIQUES (an orthodontic procedure);
Origin ID : D014086;
UMLS CUI : C0040445;
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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)
