Objectives: To assess the potential correlations between anatomical and functional asymmetry in the stomatognathic system and body posture impairments.Methods: Literature search using the Medline, SCOPUS, LILACS and SciELO databases, the Cochrane Library and a manual search. Experimental and observational studies were included with no restrictions as to the type of asymmetry. Type of asymmetry, treatment and/ or recording conditions, follow-up, postural examinations, main results and clinical implication were extracted, and risk of bias was assessed.Results: Eleven articles (including one randomized clinical trial) were retrieved. The risk of bias was medium in 6 studies and high in the remaining investigations. Only three studies, all with a high risk of bias and without follow-up, reported significant correlations between the asymmetry in the stomatognathic system and body posture impairments.Discussion: According to the limited present evidence, asymmetry in the stomatognathic system does not appear to correlate with body posture impairments at a clinically relevant level.

Introduction: Orthodontic treatment for most of the skeletal malocclusions have specific optimal timing according to the skeletal maturation phases. The knowledge of whether attainment of a specific maturation phase is associated with the different sagittal and vertical craniofacial growth pattern then becomes of clinical relevance.Aim: This cross-sectional study evaluated whether sagittal and vertical craniofacial growth pattern, has an association with the age of attainment of the circumpubertal skeletal maturation phases. Materials and methods:A total of 300 subjects (170 females and 130 males) were included in the study (mean age, 12.0 ±1.5 years; range, 8.3-15.6 years). These subjects were equally distributed in the circumpubertal middle phalanx maturation (MPM) stages 2, 3 and 4. Subsequently, multiple regression models were run for each MPM stage group to assess the significance of the association of cephalometric parameters (SNA, SNB, ANB, PP/MP, CoGoMe, SN/MP and NSBa angles) with age of attainment of the corresponding MPM stage (in months).Results: Only sex yielded significant associations, with females having anticipated attainment of each of the circumpubertal MPM stage. Conclusion:These results show no significant correlations of the different sagittal and vertical cephalometric parameters with the age of attainment of the circumpubertal skeletal maturation phases. 12South Eur J Orthod Dentofac Res Perinetti G. et al. MPM and craniofacial growth

Objectives: To assess the potential correlations between anatomical and functional asymmetry in the stomatognathic system and body posture impairments.Methods: Literature search using the Medline, SCOPUS, LILACS and SciELO databases, the Cochrane Library and a manual search. Experimental and observational studies were included with no restrictions as to the type of asymmetry. Type of asymmetry, treatment and/ or recording conditions, follow-up, postural examinations, main results and clinical implication were extracted, and risk of bias was assessed.Results: Eleven articles (including one randomized clinical trial) were retrieved. The risk of bias was medium in 6 studies and high in the remaining investigations. Only three studies, all with a high risk of bias and without follow-up, reported significant correlations between the asymmetry in the stomatognathic system and body posture impairments.Discussion: According to the limited present evidence, asymmetry in the stomatognathic system does not appear to correlate with body posture impairments at a clinically relevant level.