Mal oclusiones y su relación con la postura cráneo vertebral en estudiantes de la Carrera de Odontología de la Universidad de Cuenca

Abstract

The craniovertebral position can influence the etiology of dentomaxilofaciales alterations. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of malocclusions and their possible relationship with the craniovertebral position in students of the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Cuenca; 60 students were selected from first to fifth year by clinical examination in the clinic of postgraduate Orthodontics; Each subject was required to submit all first molars in the mouth, did not receive orthodontic treatment, craniocervical trauma suffered no consideration or ears and eyes disorders that affected the balance. To each side of the skull teleradiografías standardized natural position of head, were studied with cephalometric analysis used in the specialization of Orthodontics at the University of Cuenca, by cephalometric program Nemoceph (Software Nemotec Dental 10.4.2), and dividing the sample into three groups (Class I = 25; Class II and Class III = 21 = 14). The measures included cephalometric tracings Steiner, Bjork, Burstone and Legan, Ricketts, Tweed, ODI, APDI, Wits, and craniocervical analysis Rocabado. By testing percentage and Pearson correlation test (R2) to the value of 95% confidence and p = 0.05 for the validation of our hypothesis, we found that the Class I malocclusions are more frequent, also tiny and little statistical relationships between some parameters of craniocervical analysis Rocabado with skeleton class, molar ratio and facial biotype were found.