Diseases

Tooth Migration

The movement of teeth into altered positions in relationship to the basal bone of the ALVEOLAR PROCESS and to adjoining and opposing teeth as a result of loss of approximating or opposing teeth, occlusal interferences, habits, inflammatory and dystrophic disease of the attaching and supporting structures of the teeth. (From Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed)

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The movement of teeth into altered positions in relationship to the basal bone of the ALVEOLAR PROCESS and to adjoining and opposing teeth as a result of loss of approximating or opposing teeth, occlusal interferences, habits, inflammatory and dystrophic disease of the attaching and supporting structures of the teeth. (From Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed)

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3 entry terms
  • Migration, Tooth
  • Tooth Drift
  • Tooth Drifting

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35 allowable subheadings

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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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse with TOOTH MOBILITY

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66(65)

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  1. C07.465w.714.836
  2. G10.549.830

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Tooth Migration. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014085. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014085
  2. Tooth Migration. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29787300