title: Orthodontics for the adult periodontal patient: first or second choice treatment?
abstract: In adult periodontal patients, pathologic tooth migration can create serious functional and aesthetic problems. In such situations, a combined orthodontic and periodontal treatment is indicated. Key point for obtaining positive outcomes is a status of periodontal health prior and during the orthodontic treatment. Orthodontic therapy has been shown to be a reliable therapy for restoring compromised dentitions, for closing infrabony defects, for reducing gingival recessions and improve interdental papilla levels. Based on these evidences, orthodontics can be considered as a first choice for the treatment of periodontal patients with tooth migration.
authors.affiliation: PROED - Professional Education, Torino, Italy. dacardar@tin.it
authors.forename: Daniele
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cardaropoli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D010520:Aggressive Periodontitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D055113:Chronic Periodontitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D003646:Debridement; D012534:Dental Scaling; D005889:Gingival Recession / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014085:Tooth Migration / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*