Relationship between posterior crossbite and postural alterations in children

• Published in: RGO - Revista Gaúcha de Odontologia Vol. 57; no. 4; pp. 413 - 418
• Main Authors: Juliana Jaqueline de Matos Lopes, Adriana Lucato, Eloísa Marcantonio Boeck, Mayury Kuramae, Mário Vedovello Filho
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculdade São Leopoldo Mandic 01-12-2009
• Subjects: malocclusion; má-oclusão; orthodontics; ortodontia; postura; posture
• EISSN: 1981-8637
• ISSN: 0103-6971

Objective: To evaluate the posture of individuals with functional posterior crossbite, malocclusion is one of the most in need of orthodontic treatment. Methods: This work presents an analysis of postural among children 6 to 12 years who present functional posterior cross bite of both genders who are in mixed dentition or no intervention prior orthodontic and orthopedic. Was obtained images in the plans: front and back where it was analyzed the asymmetry or symmetry of the individual in the image and in the lateral, anterior, a posterior or normality. Results: 100% had some kind of postural change, and the asymmetry between the scapulae (shoulder) found the greatest change, as one of extreme importance in this age group represents a growing skeletal muscle. Conclusion: analyzes all of the children showed postural abnormalities and malocclusion are also of great importance not only to be treating the problem orally, but the postural problem with the help of a multidisciplinary team.