IJAR - Indian Journal of Applied Research

Ghena.A; Aya.S; Lovely.M

Volume : IX, Issue : VII, July - 2019

Posture screen App

Ghena. A, Aya. S, Lovely. M

Abstract :

Aims: The purpose of this study is to assess the relationship between molar relationship and body posture. To put to use the “posture screen app” as a quicker tool for body postural assessment. Methods and Material: 25 students with class I/II/III malocclusion were included in the study. Data collection tool was used to access the history and clinical intra– and extra–oral examination. Profile images were uploaded in “posture screen app mobile” to evaluate the body posture and classify them. Results: Poor body posture was found to be associated with class III molar relationship (p–value: 0.0392), while class II molar relationship was found not to be significantly correlated with poor body posture. Among other occlusal factors, decreased over–jet was significantly associated with poor side posture (p–value: 0.0030). Conclusions: Class III malocclusion has been found to have significant association with poor body posture and among the occlusal traits, decreased over–jet was found to affect the body posture negatively.