Tooth Mobility Looseness of a tooth or teeth as a result of bone loss (tooth support) and/or bite trauma. (Mobility beyond the physiologic range. Mobility may be due to loss of tooth support, trauma from occlusion, and extension of inflammation from the gingiva or from the periapex)
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