Open Bite Malocclusion as Potential Predisposing Risk Factor to Promote Periodontal Disease

Periodontal disease is caused by a necessary association of bacteria and other risk factors. The open bite malocclusion determined by mouth breathing condition could be one of the risk factors that aid bacteria to induce a local periodontal disease in the anterior teeth by a mechanism that was analyzed in this article. One hundred and twenty adult patients of both genders presenting an open bite malocclusion due to a mouth breathing condition were randomly selected and analyzed to establish a possible correlation with periodontal disease in the anterior teeth. Ninety-five percent of the patients studied were diagnosed with a periodontal disease in the anterior teeth. The results obtained demonstrated that periodontal disease in the anterior teeth is prevalent in patients presenting open bite malocclusion.