The Effect of Clenching and Occlusal Instability on Body Weight Distribution, Assessed by a Postural Platform

The purpose of this research project was to investigate whether or not clenching and occlusal instability of Angle’s Class I malocclusion have an effect on body weight distribution in healthy adult subjects. Twenty adults (fourteen males and six females, ages 27-40, mean age 31.7 years, SD 3.32) wer...

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Published in:BioMed research international 2019-01, Vol.2019 (2019), p.1-9
Main Authors: Hirayama, Hiroshi, Pissiotis, Argiris L., Kamalakidis, Savvas N., Michalakis, Konstantinos X.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Bite Force
Body Weight
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Dental Occlusion
Female
Females
Humans
Influence
Investigations
Lateral stability
Male
Males
Mandible
Orthodontics
Posture
Rehabilitation
Research projects
Sensors
Stability analysis
Statistical tests
Tooth
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Summary:The purpose of this research project was to investigate whether or not clenching and occlusal instability of Angle’s Class I malocclusion have an effect on body weight distribution in healthy adult subjects. Twenty adults (fourteen males and six females, ages 27-40, mean age 31.7 years, SD 3.32) were included in this study. The MatScan (Tekscan Inc., Boston, MA) system was used to measure the body weight distribution changes of the subjects. Four body weight distribution measurements were taken for each subject while (1) the mandible was in the rest position (no tooth contact) (RES), (2) subject was clenching (maximum intercuspation of the teeth with heavy occlusal forces) (CL), (3) subject was clenching on the right side (with 1 mm disocclusion on the left side) (CLR), and (4) subject was clenching on the left side (with 1 mm disocclusion on the right side) (CLL). The lateral and the anteroposterior body weight distribution changes during the different clenching conditions (both sides, right, and left) were compared to those at which the mandible was at the rest position. The statistical significance of these results was tested with a Chi-Squared test (p
ISSN:2314-6133
2314-6141
DOI:10.1155/2019/7342541