The Effect of Deep Traumatic Overbite on the Periodontium of the Upper Anterior Teeth in a Cohort of Adult Saudi Dental Patients

,Amani A Mirdad Mirdad

doi:10.47191/ijmscrs/v1-i9-04

Abstract

Aim: to assess the relationship between deep overbite with palatal impingement and periodontal health status in a cohort of adult Saudi dental patients. Materials and Methods:Ten patients (4 males and 6 females, aged 16 to 31 years old) with deep traumatic overbite and palatal impingement were examined. A Hawley retainer appliance with an anterior bite plate was provided for all patients.Pocket depth, bleeding index, gingival index, plaque index and mobility were recorded for four visits after using the appliance with fixed intervals in-between. Repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to assess the differences between visits, control /experimental teeth and surfaces (palatal /labial) for pocket depth, bleeding index, plaque index,gingival index and mobility.

Highlights

Bite problems and malocclusion cases are frequently complicated with periodontaldisease challenges
The relationship between malocclusion and periodontal diseases has been extensively studied in the literature where trauma from occlusion was though to play a significant role in the pathogenesis of periodontal disease
Some studies indicated that when plaque is controlled, the occlusal status seems to make little, or no difference, on the development of periodontal disease on the other hand it can aggravate the progression of periodontal disease once it is established

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Introduction

Bite problems and malocclusion cases are frequently complicated with periodontaldisease challenges. Complications associated with the deep overbite include soft tissue trauma, lack of inter-occlusal space and tooth wear, all of which can present significant challenges For the underlying periodontium. 267 Volume 01 Issue 09 November 2021 asymptomatic and whenever the facial appearance is aesthetically acceptable, patients are unlikely to seek treatment. This type of malocclusion can be very problematic to both the patient and the treating dentist.[5,6,7] Periodontal diseases etiology is multifactorial in which the pathogenesis process, to a great extent, is influenced by several local and systemic factors. Assumptions, as well evidence,that the correction of malocclusion and bite problems is undoubtedly beneficial to the future health of the periodontium in the literatureare controversial.[8,9,10,11,12] The objective of this study was to evaluate the periodontal health condition of a cohort of adult Saudi patients who had received

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