Diéguez-Pérez M, Fernández-Molina A, Burgueño-Torres L. Influence of occlusion and mandibular position on foot support and head posture in adult patients.
Cranio 2022:1-8. [PMID:
36334277 DOI:
10.1080/08869634.2022.2140245]
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE
To study postural changes, taking into account different mandibular positions and the cephalic and plantar body segments.
METHODS
A cross-sectional, descriptive, clinical, and observational study was carried out on 76 patients, (mean age 28.79 years), in whom body posture and plantar support were evaluated in the maximum mandibular intercuspal position and the mandibular rest position without dental contact.
RESULTS
When the mandibular position was altered, 71.01% of the patients showed changes in the bipupillary line (p = 0.008), while those who did not show such changes did, however, show changes in plantar support. More than 85% of the sample experienced alterations in the plantar plane when the mandibular position was changed, with statistically significant results (p < 0.001).
CONCLUSION
There is a positive relationship between the different segments in body posture. In the sample, changes in plantar support with respect to the different mandibular positions were noticeable.
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