Abstract

GONZALEZ RODRIGUEZ, Suami; LLANES RODRIGUEZ, Maiyelin  and  PEDROSO RAMOS, Lucía. Modifications of the dental occlusion and its relation with the body posture in orthodontics. Bibliographic review. Rev haban cienc méd [online]. 2017, vol.16, n.3, pp.371-386. ISSN 1729-519X.

ABSTRACT Introduction: The biomechanics between dental occlusion and body posture has generated a growing interest in the subject; Because of the different interrelationships between them and because postural problems have been observed in more than 90% of patients with malocclusion. Objective: To identify in the updated scientific literature the relationship between dental occlusion modifications and body posture, and its application in orthodontics. Material and Methods: A bibliographic review was carried out during the months of April 2015 to January 2016. Several sources of information were consulted in printed and digital format, bibliographic databases in the BVS of Infomed and online in PubMed, Lilacs, Medline and the Google search engine. Was used the advanced search strategy and for the selection of articles, there were taken into account the current criteria, last 5 years, and the methodological quality or validity of the studies. Results: We found scientific literature that addresses the possible relationship between alterations in body posture and Angle malocclusions class I, II and III; cross bite and alterations related to mouth breathing, as well as their implications for orthodontic diagnosis and treatment. Conclusions: Most investigations suggest some kind of relationship between occlusion and body postural modifications, although more research is needed in this field. Its elucidation may have implications for orthodontic diagnosis and treatment.

Keywords : Oclusión dentaria; postura corporal; ortodoncia; maloclusión; Dental occlusion; body posture; orthodontics; malocclusion.

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