Patologiczne migracje zębów – problem estetyczny dla pacjentów periodontologicznych

*Magdalena Dragan, Renata Górska

Summary
Introduction: Pathologic tooth migration is a change in tooth position resulting from the disorder of balance between the factors preserving the tooth physiological position in relation to the skull. The pathologic tooth migration occurs as a frequent complication following periodontal disease and it is one of the reasons for to patients reporting to specjalists of periodontology. According to various authors, the incidence of tooth migration with patients suffering from periodontal disease ranges from 30.3% to 55.8%.
Aim: The perception of pathologic tooth migration among the patients with periodontal disease.
Material and methods: The study included 156 persons (aged 25-71), who reported to Department of Periodontology and Oral Disease, Medical University of Warsaw because of periodontal disease. The criterion for inclusion in the group consisted in diagnosed severe chronic or aggressive periodontitis.
The patients took part in survey concerning tooth migration. The questionnaire concerned the reason for reporting to the periodontologist, occurrence of pathologic migration in the recent 5 years, and assessment of the tooth aesthetics by the patient.
Results: On the basis of survey results it was found that 40% patients noticed that in the course of recent 5 years, their teeth were displaced, for 30% of patients it was an aesthetic problem, and 25% of patients reported to the Department of Periodontology and Oral Disease, Medical University of Warsaw exactly because of tooth migration.
Conclusions: Pathologic tooth migration is a significant aesthetic problem for patients and is one of the reasons of patients reporting to the specjalists of periodontology. Pathologic tooth migration is frequently observed in young women suffering from aggressive periodontitis.

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