Caracterización de la condición periodontal de los pacientes con aparatología ortodóntica fija que asisten a la clínica de postgrado de ortodoncia: prueba piloto

Abstract

The periodontal assessment is required to be included in the overall treatment plan for each patient before any orthodontic treatment, periodontal tissues should be stabilized by creating a healthy periodontal devoid of any active inflammatory disease. The aim of this study was to characterize the periodontal condition of patients who began orthodontic treatments attending at the clinic of orthodontic of St. Thomas University. Methods: 27 patients with orthodontic periodontal sulcus depth is measured by selecting the tooth of each sextant happen more CPITIN code. Results: We found that of the 27 patients the prevalence of periodontal disease in the study, was found that 62.96% of patients had plaque associated gingivitis and 37.04% chronic periodontitis. Conclusions: The time it takes the patient orthodontic not condition the severity of periodontal this alteration, since a patient with periodontitis having just 3 months orthodontic is detected; what makes us think if this patient already had this condition before starting treatment.