Periodontal Treatment Protocol (PTP) for the General ...

blunt end of 2 instruments alternating pressure in a facial-lingual direction and an apical direction to assess abnormal movement of the tooth. Simply assessed: Grade I mobility is slightly more than normal; Grade II is moder-ately more than normal; Grade III is severe mobility facial-lingually plus api-cal displacement. 23 Mobility patterns are

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