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Mesial Movement of Teeth
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Definition
: Migration of the teeth toward the midline or forward in the DENTAL ARCH. (From Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed)
Other names
Teeth Mesial Movement; Teeth Mesial Migration; Teeth Mesial Drift; Mesial Migration of Teeth; Mesial Drift of Teeth