Occlusion and posture: facts and beliefs

Abstract

The relationship between occlusion and posture has been a continual source of interest Rabindranàth TAGORE SâdhanâArticle available at

Special Investigation of Developmental of Mandibular Asymmetry and Imbalance Body Posture: A Literature Review

“…Trunk asymmetry, as well as the skeletal basis of the postural disorders, developed in a similar age of mandibular growth. By including postural considerations in orthodontic diagnosis at the final analysis, it will lead to a complete corporal analysis in mandibular asymmetry in addressing the clinical approach integrating treatment of corporal posture into orthodontic care [39]. Then, only 21% among practitioners in India were aware of the interdisciplinary approach in treating patients with severe malocclusion, TMD, musculoskeletal, myofascial pain, and body posture [40].…”

Bilateral dentoalveolar asymmetries in female patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

“…Our understanding of IS etiology is still limited with different theories looking to biomechanical, neuromuscular, genetic, hormonal, and environmental origins [1], [8]. One of the speculations is that IS is caused by environmental stress causing developmental instability and a loss of symmetry in growth [9].…”

“…Idiopathic scoliosis [IS] is a three-dimensional structural deformity of the spinal column, which appears before the end of the growth period, unassociated with other underlying pathologies such as malformations and neurological disorders. It is characterized by a sideto-side curvature of the spine of ten degrees or more, usually combined with a rotation of the vertebrae and a reduced kyphosis in thoracic curves [1].…”

“…When scoliosis appears in children between the age of ten and the time of skeletal maturation, it is called adolescent, a category that embraces 80% of the cases. Affecting girls more frequently than boys, the disorder is seen in about 1 to 4% of adolescents between the ages of 10 to 16 [1], [8], [24].…”

Original Synthetic Article: The relationships between occlusion and posture in the hominid lineage, implications for the transition between mesolithic and neolithic populations

“…The orthodontic practice aims to correct the malocclusion between the arches; Deshayes advocates taking into account the sphenoid kinetics before the age of six, because the treatments are based on the use of extra-oral forces supported by the cranial vault, revealing interaction with the SSO according to slowing-down or accelerations. An ordered dynamic plasticity was progressively revealed in the three planes, identified by vectors, the most significant one showing correlations between the posture of the head (the craniospinal field) and the occlusion (craniofacial field) (Delaire 1980, Hadjouis 1998, Amat 2008, Tecco et al 2010.…”