Mobility/GCF

Tooth mobility resulting from an inflammatory process, parafunctional habit, or iatrogenic-induced situation is defined as

• Pathologic mobility

• Adaptive mobility

• Intrinsic mobility

• Extrinsic mobility

According to Miller 1950, a tooth showing mobility of up to 1 mm in B-L direction is diagnosed as having

• Physiologic mobility

• Grade I mobility

• Grade II Mobility

• Grade III mobility

According to Ericsson and Lindhe 1983, Periodontal breakdown around hypermobile teeth (those with widened PDL) was...............to those with no mobility (normal PDL width)

• Similar

• increased

• decreased

According to Fleszar 1980, Pockets of mobile teeth respond to periodontal treatment in a manner................ to those of firm non-mobile teeth

• Similar

• Reduced healing

• improved healing

Which one of the following machines is used to measure quantity of GCF?

• Periotest

• Periometer

• Periotron

• Periodoppler