TOOTH MOBILITY AND PERIODONTAL-DISEASE

Authors
GIARGIA M LINDHE J
Citation
M. Giargia et J. Lindhe, TOOTH MOBILITY AND PERIODONTAL-DISEASE, Journal of clinical periodontology, 24(11), 1997, pp. 785-795
Citations number
65
Categorie Soggetti
Dentistry,Oral Surgery & Medicine
Journal title
Journal of clinical periodontology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03036979
Volume
24
Issue
11
Year of publication
1997
Pages
785 - 795
Database
ISI
SICI code
0303-6979(1997)24:11<785:TMAP>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
Tooth mobility (TM) is an important feature of periodontal disease. Th is is evidenced by the large number of devices and methods of TM asses sment that have been developed and tested. TM had been considered and investigated as an indirect measure of the functional condition of the periodontium as well as possible aggravating co-factor for periodonta l disease.