Open AccessDoes asymmetry in the stomatognathic system correlate with body posture impairments?: A systematic review
Author(s) -
Beatrice Dal Borgo,
Giuseppe Perinetti,
Luca Contardo
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
south european journal of orthodontics and dentofacial research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1849-5249
pISSN - 1849-3858
DOI - 10.5937/sejodr3-1277
Subject(s) - stomatognathic system , asymmetry , neuroscience , physical medicine and rehabilitation , psychology , medicine , orthodontics , physics , quantum mechanics
Objectives: To assess the potential correlations between anatomical and functional asymmetry in the stomatognathic system and body posture impairments.\udMethods: 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.\udResults: 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.\udDiscussion: 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