Journal of Orthodontics & Endodontics

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

Periodontal disease is caused by a necessary of bacteria and other  risk factors. The open bite malocclusion determined by mouth breathing 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 One hundred and twenty adult of both genders an open bite malocclusion due to a mouth breathing were randomly selected and analyzed to establish a possible with periodontal disease in the anterior teeth. percent of the 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 open bite malocclusion.

Author(s):

Jose Ricardo Kina, Juliana Kina, Monica Kina and Eunice Fumico Umeda Kina

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