AI Article Synopsis

  • The study investigated if the PostureScreen® Mobile app can help dentists assess the link between posture and dental occlusion.
  • Twenty-nine subjects underwent both dental and postural exams to find any correlations, revealing significant differences in posture among various occlusion groups.
  • The app may aid in early diagnosis of dental occlusion issues, although it showed no significant results for all movement types assessed.

Article Abstract

Objective: To determine whether PostureScreen® Mobile app is a useful, simple tool that is accessible for dentists to evaluate the correlation between malocclusion and posture.

Methods: Twenty-nine subjects underwent static and dynamic dental occlusion examinations and a postural exam with PostureScreen® Mobile app, a photographic method. The subjects were divided into groups depending on their static and dynamic occlusion features. The postural parameters were then compared between these groups.

Results: Statistically significant differences ( < 0.05) for some postural parameters were obtained for Angle Class 1 vs. 2 and 3 and for the passive interference group and active premature contacts group during left lateral movement. There were no statistically significant differences regarding protrusion and right lateral movement.

Discussion: Dental occlusion anomalies and posture pathological modifications can be inter-related. PostureScreen® Mobile app might represent a useful tool in the early diagnosis of dental occlusion pathology.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08869634.2018.1512197DOI Listing

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