Premium
The effect of body posture on the preferred vertical dimension of occlusion
Author(s) -
WRIGHT SUSAN M.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
journal of oral rehabilitation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.991
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-2842
pISSN - 0305-182X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2842.1984.tb00599.x
Subject(s) - vertical dimension of occlusion , supine position , sitting , body position , occlusion , significant difference , dimension (graph theory) , orthodontics , medicine , body posture , mathematics , physical medicine and rehabilitation , surgery , combinatorics , pathology
Summary Thirteen edentulous adults were investigated to see whether their preferred vertical dimension of occlusion (PVDO) was affected by vertical and horizontal body posture. The PVDO was found by the forced choice method using a graduated series of sticks in random sequence. The subjects were tested in both postures on two separate occasions. No significant difference was found between the PVDO's when the subjects were sitting upright and when they were supine. Nor was there any significant difference in the PVDO of the first and second sessions for either position.