Can the Treatment of Dental Malocclusions Affect the Posture in Children?

The human posture is defined as “the spatial relationship among the anatomical segments of the body, which maintain balance under dynamic and static conditions, according to the environment and to the motor goals”. Many studies have investigated the various factors that can affect the body posture: mood states, anxiety, head and neck positions, the tongue, oral functions (respiration, swallowing), oculomotor and visual systems, and the inner ear.
Can the Treatment of Dental Malocclusions Affect the Posture in Children?
Let’s see a study performed by Dr. Elena Bardellini (Corresponding author), which is published in Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry.