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- Title
Can the Treatment of Dental Malocclusions Affect the Posture in Children?
- Authors
Bardellini, Elena; Gulino, Maria Gabriella; Fontana, Stefania; Amadori, Francesca; Febbrari, Massimo; Majorana, Alessandra
- Abstract
<bold>Objective: </bold>The aim of this study was to investigate whether the treatment of the dental malocclusions can affect the postural attitude in children.<bold>Study Design: </bold>Sixty patients aged 9-12 years in mixed dentition were enrolled. The patients underwent an orthodontic evaluation for dental malocclusion and a postural examination by means of a vertical laser line (VLL) and a stabilometric-baropodometric platform. The children were treated with a functional appliance according to the type of malocclusion for two years. The position of the head and of the atlanto-occipital joint (C0-C1) respects to the VLL, the typologies of podalic support and the distribution of the body weight on the feet were evaluated before and after the orthodontic treatment.<bold>Results: </bold>A significant correction of the position of the head, with a physiological extension of C0-C1, a significant improvement of the typology of podalic support and a homogeneous distribution of the body weight on the feet were observed after the treatment of the malocclusions. Conclusion; From our results, the treatment of dental malocclusion can contribute to ameliorate the postural attitude in children.
- Subjects
DENTAL care; MALOCCLUSION; ATLANTO-occipital joint; MIXED dentition; POSTURE; TREATMENT of malocclusion; BODY weight
- Publication
Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry, 2022, Vol 46, Issue 3, p241
- ISSN
1053-4628
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.17796/1053-4625-46.3.11