Orthodontics and Periodontitis: Is There a Risk or a Limit?
It was demonstrated that orthodontic treatment is feasible in patients with advanced periodontitis, disproving the notion that it causes bone loss.
It was demonstrated that orthodontic treatment is feasible in patients with advanced periodontitis, disproving the notion that it causes bone loss.
A study published in Science Advances links chronic periodontitis to an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease after detecting the bacterium Porphyromonas gingivalis in the brains of 96% of the patients studied.