Pathologic tooth migration associated with periodontal disease – diagnosis and treatment in material of the authors
Pathological tooth migration (PTM) co-exists with the migration of teeth and periodontal disease, resulting from an imbalance between physiological factors, such as the condition of the periodontal tissues, the forces released by the tongue, lips, cheeks and occlusal contacts. In many cases, PTM is a complication of periodontal inflammation. Incisor teeth are frequently subjected to pathological migration, whose consequences are fan-like inclination, elongation of clinical crown and diastema. Depending on the stadium of the PTM various treatment decisions are undertaken.
The study discusses the aetiology, treatment and types of pathological tooth migration, with special emphasis on migration of incisors. Also, three clinical cases of patients with PTM in the region of the anterior teeth are described, together with the implemented palliative therapeutic procedures, because patients did not agree to the periodontal-orthodontic treatment that was advised.
Artykuł ukazał się w nr. 4/2015 MS
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