Continuous monitoring of the position of the ferret mandibular canine tooth to enable comparisons with the continuously-growing rabbit incisor.

A variable capacitance displacement transducer, previously employed for continuously monitoring movements of the rabbit mandibular incisor, was modified for use with the ferret mandibular canine. Comparing this tooth of limited growth with the tooth of continuous growth, similarities were seen in the reactions to extrusive loads and the responses at death. For the tooth of limited growth, however, less creep was seen with extrusive loading and hexamethonium did not produce changes in tooth position.