Biomechanical properties of periodontal tissues in non-periodontitis and periodontitis patients assessed with an intraoral computerized electronic measurement device.

Objective: To identify tooth mobility (TM) by time-dependent tooth displacement using an electronic intra-oral loading device (ILD) in periodontally healthy and periodontally compromised patients.

Materials And Methods: Twenty-eight untreated periodontitis and 20 periodontally healthy patients [25 female and 26 male; ages: 20-81 years], contributing with 68 teeth (periodontitis: n = 28; non-periodontitis: n = 40), participated in the study. TM was measured in vivo by displacing central or lateral incisors to a maximum of 0.