Esthetics has become a great concern to attain a perfect smile and it has given greater importance for dental treatment. The periodontal tissues react to orthodontic forces. The link between Orthodontics and Periodontics has become more evident for tooth movement to occur.
In recent days, due to more number of adult patients seeking orthodontic treatment, the Orthodontist frequently face patients with complaints of post-orthodontic retentive esthetic measures of periodontium. Esthetic considerations such as midline diastema, uneven gingival margins, crown lengthening or other functional problems related to periodontium is advised in orthodontic treatment planning. The purpose of this review is to provide an optimized treatment outcome in relation to periodontium during orthodontic correction.
The spirit of interdisciplinary approach between Orthodontic and Periodontic relation always provide the stable and evidence based results in the treatment of orthodontic patients.