%0 Journal Article
%T Does asymmetry in the stomatognathic system correlate with body posture impairments?: A systematic review
%A Contardo
%A Luca
%A Dal Borgo
%A Beatrice
%A Perinetti
%A Giuseppe
%J -
%D 2016
%R 10.5937/sejodr3-1277
%X Sa£żetak Objectives: To assess the potential correlations between anatomical and functional asymmetry in the stomatognathic system and body posture impairments. Methods: 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. Results: 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. Discussion: 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
%K Bias
%K Posture
%K Risk
%K Stomatognathic System
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