Efecto del tratamiento ortodóntico en pacientes periodontalmente comprometidos : revisión sistemática.

Abstract

Introduction: Periodontal disease (PD) has a destructive response to tooth support and is considered one of the biggest oral health problems worldwide. PD can cause various complications that affect the health and aesthetics of patients. Objective: To describe the efficacy of orthodontic treatment (OT) in periodontally compromised patients. Method: A systematic review study with a qualitative, descriptive, non-experimental approach, retrospective-cross-sectional, had a universe of 5,661 articles and when applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria, a sample of 12 articles was reached. Results: An improvement of 50.79% of the periodontal tissues was evidenced, in terms of the level of clinical attachment (CAL) this was reduced to 33.22%, likewise the sites of plaque accumulation decreased by 52.8%. Conclusions: Orthodontic treatment is a good alternative as long as the levels of bacterial plaque are controlled, thus beneficial results will be observed, clinically and aesthetically, in patients with periodontal disease.