Occlusal support and postural stability in children: An observational study

Tanaka, Yuto; Yoshino, Noritaka; Sako, Kazuki; Ōno, Yoshiaki; Maeda, Yoshinobu

doi:10.1111/ped.14411

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“…Beside the protective function, bite splints are intended to generate a more harmonious posture and thus positively promote sporting performance. This interdisciplinary approach to compensate for temporomandibular dysfunctions (TMD), to alleviate acute pain phases and avoid unphysiological tooth contact on the one hand, and to positively change body posture on the other hand, has been analyzed in different studies [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]. As early as 1926 Schwarz [18] discovered that the lower jaw adapts to the head movements.…”

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Effect of a sports mouthguard on the functional range of motion of the spine and the upper body posture in taekwondo

Ohlendorf

Romdhane

Lehmann

et al. 2021

BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil

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Background The aim is to investigate to what extent the different oral protections compared to the habitual occlusion affect the upper body posture in statics and during taekwondo-specific movement. Methods 12 Taekwondoka (5 f/7 m) of German national team were measured by using a 3d back scanner and an ultrasonic distance measuring (upright stand, taekwondo attack and defense movement, two taekwondo specific combinations) in habitual occlusion, with a custom-made and ready-made mouth protection Results There are no significant changes in the upper body posture (p ≥ 0.05). Depending on the dynamic measurements, different significant reactions of the spinal position were found while wearing the custom made mouthguard or the ready-made mouthguard according to the conducted movement. Conclusion The measured changes in dynamic movements are not clinical relevant. Based on the positive responses from the participants, the custom-made mouth protection can be recommended combined with an individual analysis.

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Effect of a sports mouthguard on the functional range of motion of the spine and the upper body posture in taekwondo

Ohlendorf

Romdhane

Lehmann

et al. 2021

BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil

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Symmetrical dental occlusion blocking – changes of body sway and weight distribution in healthy subjects across 4 age decades

Maurer-Grubinger

Adjami

Avaniadi

et al. 2021

J Occup Med Toxicol

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Objectives Symmetrical dental occlusion blocking is used in dentistry as a quick diagnostic tool to test for potential influences of the craniomandibular system on body sway and weight distribution. This study presents the changes of body sway and pressure distribution in healthy subjects, free of a temporomandibular dysfunction (TMD). Immediate effects between occlusal blocking and rest position on body sway and body weight distribution in general, as well as for both genders and for four age decades will be evaluated. Materials and methods 725 (396f/329 m) subjects (neither subjective signs of TMD nor acute/chronic complaints in the musculoskeletal system) volunteered (21 to 60 years) while both genders were divided into four age groups according to decades. A pressure measuring platform was used. Body sway and weight distribution were recorded in two dental occlusion conditions (a) in rest position and (b) symmetrical blocking (bicuspid region) by cotton rolls. Results Both, the frontal sway and the sagittal sway reduced by 0.67 mm (t(724) = − 3.9 (p < 0.001)) and by 0.33 mm (t(724) = − 3.4 (p < 0.001)). The relative pressure under the left forefoot increased by 0.33% (t(724) = 2.88 (p < 0.001)) and the relative pressure overall under the forefoot increased by 0.67% (t(724) = − 3.4 (p < 0.001)). Gender-specific, age-specific and BMI-specific reactions could not be identified. Conclusions Subjects, free of any TMD and with no complaints of the musculoskeletal system, show small changes of the body sway and weight distribution when biting symmetrically on a cotton roll. These changes are independent of age, gender or body mass index (BMI). Due to the relative large sample size, the presented results can also be seen as norm values when body sway is used as an additional assessment of a TMD.

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Improvement of cervical spine mobility and stance stability by wearing a custom-made mandibular splint in male recreational athletes

Herzog¹,

Göttfert²,

Maurer-Grubinger

et al. 2022

PLoS ONE

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Objectives The range of motion (ROM) of the cervical spine and postural stability are important for an economical and motorically adequate adaptation of the body to any situation. Therefore, this study aims to analyze whether these two components of postural and movement control can be influenced by means of a splint in a centric position compared to habitual occlusion. Methods 38 recreational male athletes volunteered. Cervical spine ROM was recorded using an ultrasound system and the a pressure measuring plate for postural stability (length of center of pressure (CoP) movement, area of CoP). The two dental occlusion conditions employed were the habitual occlusion and wearing a splint in an idealized, condylar position close to the centric position. Level of significance was set at ρ ≤ 0.05. Results The cervical spine mobility increased significantly by wearing the splint regarding rotation to the left (+3.9%) and right (+2.7%) and lateral flexion to the left (+4.4%) and right (+6.7%). Wearing the splint reduced the area of sway deflections by about 31.5% in the bipedal stance and by about 2.4% (left) and 28.2% (right) in the unipedal stance. The CoP trace was reduced in the sagittal plane by approximately 8.2% in the right single-leg stance. Conclusions The major findings seem to demonstrate that wearing a splint that keeps the jaw close to the centric relation may increase the cervical ROM and may improve balance stability in male recreational athletes. Changing the jaw relation in athletes can possibly aid the release of performance potentials by improving coordination skills.

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Occlusal support and postural stability in children: An observational study

Cited by 4 publications

References 36 publications

Effect of a sports mouthguard on the functional range of motion of the spine and the upper body posture in taekwondo

Effect of a sports mouthguard on the functional range of motion of the spine and the upper body posture in taekwondo

Symmetrical dental occlusion blocking – changes of body sway and weight distribution in healthy subjects across 4 age decades

Improvement of cervical spine mobility and stance stability by wearing a custom-made mandibular splint in male recreational athletes

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