Ortho Perio Relation: A Multidisplinary Consideration

Interaction between different specialties in dentistry are extremely important in establishing diagnosis and treatment planning. The interrelationship between orthodontics and periodontics often resembles symbiosis. In many cases, periodontal health is improved by orthodontic tooth movement, whereas orthodontic tooth movement is often facilitated by periodontal therapy. The orthodontic treatment is a double-action procedure, regarding the periodontal tissues. So it is of utmost importance to assess the need and outcome of interdisciplinary approach in different physiological, pathological or deliberate alterations in tooth positions to maintain harmonious periodontal and orthodontic relation.This is a review paper of information on the relationship regarding, periodontics and orthodontics during treatment planning decisions. This relationship ranges from the effect of orthodontic tooth movement on the successful of peridontically treated teeth and the potential for resorption during tooth movement