Craniocervical posture as a risk factor for malocclusion

[摘要] Introduction:craniocervical posture disorders have been viewed as risk factors for orthopedicconditions and as separate conditions themselves, but there are not sufficientstudies relating them to dental malocclusion.Objective: determine whether craniocervical posture disorders constitutea risk factor for malocclusion in patients cared for at Victoria de Santa Claraclinic from October 2012 to February 2013. Methods: an cross-sectional observational descriptive study was conducted forwhich two groups were formed: one with patients with malocclusion and the otherwith patients without malocclusion. Each group was composed of 90 patients.Ocular convergence, head rotation, and biclavicular plane alteration tests wereused to determine the prevalence of craniocervical posture disorders. Results: female gender prevailed in the malocclusion group (55.55 %).The main factors identified were inheritance (85.55 %), deforming habits (63.33%), premature tooth loss (43.33 %) and oral muscle anomalies (24.44 %). Prevalenceof posture disorders was 97.77 % in the malocclusion group vs. 48.88 % in thecontrol group, with a highly significant relationship to malocclusion and anodd ratio of 46.00. Conclusions: female gender prevailed in the malocclusion group, whereasmale gender predominated in the control group. The most prevalent risk factorsare those related to malocclusion in a highly significant manner. A predominancewas found of craniocervical posture disorders in the malocclusion group, witha highly significant relationship to malocclusion, a factor increasing 46 timesthe risk of suffering from the condition.

[学科分类] 基础医学

[关键词] craniocervical posture disorders;malocclusion;risk.