THE ASSOCIATION OF ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT AND PERIODONTITIS

Abstract

This research was undertaken to study the association between orthodontic treatment and periodontitis. The retrospective study was conducted in a private dental teachinghospital. Data was retrospectively collected from 86000 patients who reported in the outpatient department in the hospital between June 2019 and March 2020, the data was collected and analyzed. A study population of 2169 patients undergoing orthodontic treatment with periodontal problems were selected for the study. The data was entered into Microsoft Excel and tabulated. Following which data was imported into the SPSS software by IBM. Data analysis was performed in the statistical software SPSS and data was analyzed by descriptive Analysis and Pearson correlation. In this study we observed that 1.4% of the patients undergoing different types of orthodontic treatment that includes fixed and removable appliances were affected with mild to moderate periodontitis. There was equal gender predilection among the periodontally affected individuals. The most number of individuals belonged to the age group 16-25 years (43.3%). Pre-adjusted edgewise therapy was the most undergone treatment (46.67%) by the affected individuals, followed by the short term fixed appliance Begg therapy (30%) and the least undergone by the periodontally affected patients was the removable appliance (23.33%). In this study we observed that 1.4% of the patients undergoing different types of orthodontic treatment that includes fixed and removable appliances were affected with mild to moderate periodontitis. Hence, Orthodontic treatment requires accurate assessment and careful diagnosis of complexity of the deformity, type of tooth movement required, periodontal support, carries risk, patient motivation, patient expectations, patient compliance with treatment and oral care regimens.Copyright © 2020 Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications. All rights reserved.