Kirtana Gopalasamy, Jaiganesh Ramamurthy, Pradeep D. Prevalence Of Gingivitis In Patients Undergoing Orthodontic Treatment Of Ages 18-25 Years- A Retrospective Study. Int J Dentistry Oral Sci. 2020;7(12):1231-1235. 1231 OPEN ACCESS https://scidoc.org/IJDOS.php Prevalence Of Gingivitis In Patients Undergoing Orthodontic Treatment Of Ages 18-25 Years- A Retrospective Study Research Article Kirtana Gopalasamy 1 , Jaiganesh Ramamurthy 2* , Pradeep D 3 1 Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, India. 2 Professor and Head, Department of Periodontics, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, 600077, India. 3 Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Tech- nical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, 600077, India. International Journal of Dentistry and Oral Science (IJDOS) ISSN: 2377-8075 *Corresponding Author: Jaiganesh Ramamurthy, Professor and Head, Department of Periodontics, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, 600077, India. Tel: +91 9840443463 E-mail: jaiganeshr@saveetha.com Received: November 10, 2020 Accepted: December 15, 2020 Published: December 18, 2020 Citation: Kirtana Gopalasamy, Jaiganesh Ramamurthy, Pradeep D. Prevalence Of Gingivitis In Patients Undergoing Orthodontic Treatment Of Ages 18-25 Years- A Retrospective Study. Int J Dentistry Oral Sci. 2020;7(12):1231-1235. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.19070/2377-8075-20000243 Copyright: Jaiganesh Ramamurthy © 2020. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Introduction Periodontics and Orthodontic treatment interrelationship has been a subject to a lot of theories and investigation over the last decade until today, and still remains debatable. Dental and skeletal malocclusion has over the years shown to affect the gingival and periodontal health directly and indirectly [1-5]. The main aim of orthodontic treatment is at the betterment of occlusion inorder to improve dental health and prolong the health and life of den- tition [6-11]. Orthodontic treatment aims at the betterment of dental hygiene and this is mainly done by correcting the dental malocclusion and this helps in reducing the occlusal trauma. Oc- clusal trauma when reduced helps in reducing the trauma to the gingiva and periodontitis and helps in preventing the infamma- tion. As the malocclusion is corrected the reduction in crowding or cross bite or other malocclusion features helps in reducing the trauma with the patients able to maintain their teeth better and hence improving dental health [12]. There needs to be maintained a proper balance between health and disease in the periodontium. This depends on the absence or presence of supra and sub gingival plaque accumulation. Accu- mulation of supra gingival plaque leads to gingivitis [13]. In some studies, poor oral hygiene increased the occurrence of gingival enlargement [14, 15]. Other clinical studies concluded that overall gingival changes during orthodontic treatment are transient with no permanent damage to the periodontal supporting tissues [16- 21]. The presence of orthodontic brackets and wires directly or indirectly led to development of gingivitis and periodontitis. It takes skill and effort to maintain oral hygiene during orthodon- tic treatment especially in the interproximal surfaces. Previously done microbiological studies show that when fxed orthodontic Abstract The use of fxed Orthodontics made of wire and brackets is a common treatment that can affect the gingival health. The constant irritation and poor maintenance in patients may lead to gingival infammation if not maintained properly .Improper oral hygiene during the course of orthodontic treatment is the leading reason for the cause of gingivitis . 18- 25 years is the most common age where majority of the current population undergo orthodontic treatment for aesthetic look , this makes it an appropriate age of study to see the improper oral hygiene leading to be the cause of gingivitis in many .The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association of orthodontic treatment and gingival health in those patients .Evaluation of 225 patients of age group 18-25 years undergoing Orthodontic treatment in Saveetha Dental College between June 2019 to March 2020 was done and they were also evaluated for the presence of gingivitis . Excel tabulation was done and data was imported to SPSS to generate results From the study we were able to evaluate and see that gingivitis was most often present in patients undergoing orthodontic treatment .Gin- gival Heath is very important and in patients undergoing orthodontic treatment , due to poor maintenance , presence of plaque increases hence leading to gingivitis. Keywords: Bioflm; Dental Plaque; Gingiva; Gingivitis; Oral Hygiene; Orthodontic Treatment.