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  2. Tooth mobility - Wikipedia

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    Tooth mobility is the horizontal or vertical displacement of a tooth beyond its normal physiological boundaries around the gingival area, i.e. the medical term for a loose tooth. Tooth loss implies in loss of several orofacial structures, such as bone tissues, nerves, receptors and muscles and consequently, most orofacial functions are ...

  3. Periodontal diagnosis and classification - Wikipedia

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    Grade I: Slightly more than normal (<0.2mm horizontal movement) Grade II: Moderately more than normal (1-2mm horizontal movement) Grade III: Severe mobility (>2mm horizontal or any vertical movement) Miller Classification. Tooth mobility can also be classified using the Miller Classification: Class 1: < 1 mm (Horizontal)

  4. Orthodontic indices - Wikipedia

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    Ideal Tooth Relationship Index. The ITRI was established in 1992 by Haeger which utilises both intra-arch and inter-arch relationships to generate index scores to compare the entire dentitions occlusion. This index is of use as it divides the arches into segments which would result in a more accurate outcome.

  5. Bruxism - Wikipedia

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    Bruxism is excessive teeth grinding or jaw clenching. It is an oral parafunctional activity; [1] i.e., it is unrelated to normal function such as eating or talking. Bruxism is a common behavior; reports of prevalence range from 8% to 31% in the general population. [2] Several symptoms are commonly associated with bruxism, including aching jaw ...

  6. List of periodontal diseases - Wikipedia

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    Tooth mobility, drifting and eventual loss; Because bone loss makes its first appearance in the advanced lesion, it is equated with periodontitis, while the first three lesions are classified as gingivitis in levels of increasing severity.

  7. Periodontology - Wikipedia

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    employment. Hospitals, private practices. Periodontology or periodontics (from Ancient Greek περί, perí – 'around'; and ὀδούς, odoús – 'tooth', genitive ὀδόντος, odóntos) is the specialty of dentistry that studies supporting structures of teeth, as well as diseases and conditions that affect them.

  8. Tooth resorption - Wikipedia

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    Tooth resorption. Resorption of the root of the tooth, or root resorption, is the progressive loss of dentin and cementum by the action of odontoclasts. [4] Root resorption is a normal physiological process that occurs in the exfoliation of the primary dentition. However, pathological root resorption occurs in the permanent or secondary ...

  9. Dental anatomy - Wikipedia

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    Dental anatomy. Dental anatomy is a field of anatomy dedicated to the study of human tooth structures. The development, appearance, and classification of teeth fall within its purview. (The function of teeth as they contact one another falls elsewhere, under dental occlusion .) Tooth formation begins before birth, and the teeth's eventual ...

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