The purpose of this review article is to provide the dental practitioner with an understanding of the interrelationship between periodontics and orthodontics in adults. Specific areas reviewed are how periodontal tissue reacts to orthodontic forces, influence of tooth movement on the periodontium, effect of circumferential supracrestal fiberotomy in preventing orthodontic relapse, effect of ort...

From immemorial time man has been interested in trying to cure and/or control of periodontal diseases. In view of the limitations of several theories (i.e., ‘Focal infection theory’, ‘Theory of contagion’ and ‘Germ theory of disease’), scientific thought began to search the other factors or causes in the etiology of periodontal diseases namely social, economic, genetic, environmental and behavi...

1Professor and H.O.D, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Vishnu Dental College, Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh 2Graduate student, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Vishnu Dental College, Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh 3Associate professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Vishnu Dental College, Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh 4Assistant Professor, Department of periodontics, Sri S...