[Results of clinical and experimental studies in the diagnosis of periodontological function]

By means of clinical and experimental control studies in partly adjustable individual articulators, it was tested how exact an apparatus has to be in order to ensure a reliable clinical diagnosis of periodontal disease. In the clinical as well as the experimental part of the studies, it was possible to demonstrate that the intra-alveolar movement of the tooth plays the most important role in allfunctional disturbances of traumatized periodontal diseases.