Abstract
During the past 30 years, my clinical research and patient treatment efforts have been directed at preventing damage to periodontal tissues during orthodontic treatment. In 1989, our research team at UCSF published in the AJO/DO the first prospective longitudinal study1 of comprehensive orthodontic treatment in adults who had received periodontal treatment versus periodontal healthy adults and adolescents. The results of that study showed that no significant damage to periodontal tissues occurred in adult periodontal patients if they were provided adequate preventive dental measures, which included successful initial control of active disease and 3-month periodontal maintenance visits throughout orthodontic treatment.
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