Teeth endodontically treated and submited to orthodontic treatment

Abstract

This article presents a literature review on orthodontic treatment after endodontic procedures, with an emphasis on root resorption. Information was sought about the minimum period necessary and recommended for starting or returning to orthodontic treatment after the patient's recovery with root resorption. The term root resorption includes situations in which mineralized dental tissues are eliminated by clastic cells at some point on the inner or outer surface of the tooth. Resorptions are consequences or complications resulting from certain procedures and situations such as trauma with or without tooth fracture, tooth replantation, chronic inflammatory periapical lesions, internal tooth whitening and tooth movement induced by orthodontic treatments. The main reason for choosing this topic is the scarcity of publications on this subject, which leaves doubts about the possibility of tooth movement stimulating inflammatory responses, especially regarding root resorption. Information found in the literature points to a period of, on average, 30 days after endodontic procedures to start orthodontic treatment. Another conclusion was that orthodontic movement apparently does not influence the recovery process in periodontal injuries.