title: The effect of orthodontic therapy on periodontal health: a review of the literature.
abstract: Objectives. This review aims to evaluate the effect of orthodontic therapy on periodontal health. Data. Original articles that reported on the effect of orthodontic therapy on periodontal health were included. The reference lists of potentially relevant review articles were also sought. Sources. A literature search was conducted using the databases, Medline, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, Google Scholar, and Scopus databases for relevant studies. The search was carried out by using a combined text and the MeSH search strategies: using the key words in different combinations: "periodontal disease," "orthodontics" and "root resorption." This was supplemented by hand-searching in peer-reviewed journals and cross-referenced with the articles accessed. Articles published only in English language were included. Letters to the Editor, historical reviews and unpublished articles were not sought. Conclusions. Within the limitations of the present literature review, it was observed that there is a very close inter-relationship between the periodontal health and the outcome of orthodontic therapy.
authors.affiliation: College of Dentistry, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Samah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Alfuriji
authors.affiliation: College of Dentistry, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Nora
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Alhazmi
authors.affiliation: King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Dental Services-CR, King Abdulaziz Medical City-Riyadh, National Guard Health Affairs, P.O. Box 22490, Riyadh 11426, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Nasir
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Alhamlan
authors.affiliation: College of Dentistry, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, KAMC, National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Al-Ehaideb
authors.affiliation: Saudi Speciality Certificate Program in Orthodontics, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Moatazbellah
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alruwaithi
authors.affiliation: Endodontic Division, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Nasser
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Alkatheeri
authors.affiliation: Department of Dental Public Health, College of Dentistry, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, KAMC, National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Amrita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Geevarghese