Orthodontic procedures improving periodontal prognosis.

The wide range of interrelations between orthodontics and periodontology shows that besides the preventive significance in the mixed dentition, another focal point is the comprehensive rehabilitation of periodontally affected patients. With increasing experience in the field of adult orthodontics, setting therapeutic limits becomes increasingly difficult. It is impossible in principle to define in exact metric terms the probing depth or attachment loss up to which orthodontic tooth movement is feasible. The fact is rather that the orthodontic-periodontal treatment goal can be defined only after evaluation in each individual finding a number of different factors: esthetics, function, risks of orthodontic tooth movement, biomechanical considerations, and periodontal prognosis.