Lower anterior crowding and its relationship to periodontal disease

Abstract EN

This study was undertaken to determine the role of mandibular anterior crowding in the etiology of inflammatory periodontal diseases.

The sample consisted of 89 dental students with an age range of 21 years, 29 students with moderate lower anterior crowding, 30 with severe lower anterior crowding and 30 students with normal alignment.

The periodontal conditions of the students were measured (PLI, GI, RI& GE) ; gingival enlargement was measured according to Seymour’s method.

The results in this study have shown that there’s a strong relation between the lower anterior crowding and the periodontal condition of the students, and that there was no significant difference between males and females.