The eleventh hour or where are our orthodontic limits? Case report.
It is illustrated in a patient with periodontal attachment loss up to the apical root third that a combined periodontal/orthodontic approach may be beneficial even in seemingly hopeless cases. The problems of orthodontic limits and the positive effects of guided tissue regeneration are discussed.
Diedrich
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Klinik für Kieferorthopädie, Universitätsklinikum, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen, Germany.
D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D008437:Maxilla; D008875:Middle Aged; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective / Q000379:methods; D017622:Periodontal Attachment Loss / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D014073:Tooth Bleaching; D014086:Tooth Mobility / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy