Department of Dentistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Case Report
Conservative Orthodontic Treatment of a Periodontally Weak Spaced Dentition with Tongue Posture Correction-A Case Report
Author(s): Vaishnavi Maniyar*
Orthodontics and periodontics have a strong co-relation especially
when treatment of periodontally weak dentition is considered. This
holds even more importance when orthodontic treatment is carried
out on adult patients. Many authors have studied the deleterious
effects of orthodontic treatment on the periodontium but this
article focuses on how conservative orthodontic treatment helps in
improvement of the health of the periodontium as well as
harmonises the attrided dentition. The article presents a case of
generalised aggressive juvenile periodontitis with tongue thrust
habit and interdental spacing treated with a habit breaking
appliance.
Orthodontics involves optimum force application to facilitate
movement of teeth in desired direction. The same principle is
applied here wherein the deleterious forces due to improper
tongue postur.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/dentistry.5.2.1-3
