Question 185 · LDEK · Biomechanics and tissue response to treatment
The term ‘translation’ means:
- A. tooth displacement along its longitudinal axis towards the occlusal plane.
- B. parallel tooth displacement.
- C. tooth displacement along its long axis towards the skeletal base.
- D. movement in which the longitudinal axis of the tooth before and after the treatment forms a certain angle.
- E. root displacement in relation to the crown in the bucco-lingual direction.
Hint
Think of bodily tooth movement in which the inclination of the long axis does not change.
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