Saving teeth: Revisited. Esthetic improvement and long-term periodontal stability of a pathologic tooth migration case: An 84-month follow-up.

Introduction: Advances in implant dentistry, often influence our clinical treatment planning and steer us as periodontists from our fundamental values of preserving teeth. Pathologic tooth migration (PTM) of maxillary anterior teeth is a common sequela of periodontitis in patients and results in significant esthetic and functional problems. Patients' growing concern about the esthetics of their teeth and their fears of losing teeth are often reasons for them to seek treatment.