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

POSTURE SCREEN APPAN INNOVATIVE TOOL IN COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF TYPES OF OCCLUSION AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO BODY POSTURE- A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY

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