OBJECTIVE: To determine whether PostureScreen(R) Mobile app is a useful, simple tool that is accessible for dentists to evaluate the correlation between malocclusion and posture. METHODS: Twenty-nine subjects underwent static and dynamic dental occlusion examinations and a postural exam with PostureScreen(R) Mobile app, a photographic method. The subjects were divided into groups depending on their static and dynamic occlusion features. The postural parameters were then compared between these groups. RESULTS: Statistically significant differences (p < 0.05) for some postural parameters were obtained for Angle Class 1 vs. 2 and 3 and for the passive interference group and active premature contacts group during left lateral movement. There were no statistically significant differences regarding protrusion and right lateral movement. DISCUSSION: Dental occlusion anomalies and posture pathological modifications can be inter-related. PostureScreen(R) Mobile app might represent a useful tool in the early diagnosis of dental occlusion pathology.
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