The Mechanics of Tooth Mobility

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Oct 1980 English Publisher:SAGE PublicationsJournal:British Journal of Orthodontics, volume 7, pages 171-178 (issn: 0301-228X,

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Authors: W J, Sutcliffe; J D, Atherton;

doi: 10.1179/bjo.7.4.171

pmid: 6934825

The Mechanics of Tooth Mobility

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Abstract

The mechanical principles involved in tooth mobility have been described and applied to derive a formula for the position of the centre of rotation of a tooth. Conclusions about the effects of relevant variables such as load position and root taper are drawn.

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University of Liverpool
United Kingdom

Keywords

Rotation, Tooth Movement Techniques, Humans, Tooth, Biomechanical Phenomena

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