title: The relationship between the mobility of human teeth and their supracrestal fiber support.
abstract: A method to study the relationship between the mobility of human teeth and their supracrestal fiber support was developed. The results of this study would indicate that: (1) The supracrestal fibers do not contribute significantly to the support of a normal premolar tooth. (2) As a human premolar tooth develops moderate to severe loss of osseous support, the relative contribution of the supracrestal fibers to the support of the tooth increases significantly.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000473:pathology; D001641:Bicuspid / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000503:physiopathology; D001862:Bone Resorption / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D003762:Dental Instruments; D005260:Female; D005881:Gingiva / Q000502:physiology*; D005890:Gingivectomy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010517:Periodontics / Q000295:instrumentation; D014086:Tooth Mobility / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014092:Tooth Root / Q000033:anatomy & histology