Periodontic and orthodontic treatment in adults☆☆☆★
Received 1 December 2001; received in revised form 1 February 2002; accepted 1 February 2002.
Abstract
The purpose of this article is to provide an update of the interrelationship between periodontics and orthodontics in adults. Specific areas reviewed are the reaction of periodontal tissue to orthodontic forces, the influence of tooth movement on the periodontium, the effect of circumferential supracrestal fiberotomy in preventing orthodontic relapse, the effect of orthodontic treatment on the periodontium, microbiology associated with orthodontic bands, and mucogingival and esthetic considerations. In addition, the relationship between orthodontics and implants (eg, using dental implants for orthodontic anchorage) is discussed. (Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2002;122:420-8)
Singapore and Ann Arbor, Mich
aSenior registrar, Periodontics Unit, Department of Restorative Dentistry, National Dental Centre, Singapore
☆bProfessor and Director of Graduate Periodontics, Department of Periodontics/Prevention/Geriatrics, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.
☆☆ This article was partially supported by the University of Michigan, Periodontal Graduate Student Research Fund.
★ Reprint requests to: Hom-Lay Wang, DDS, MSD, School of Dentistry, The University of Michigan, 1011 N University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1078; e-mail, homlay@umich.edu.
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