[A case report of prosthodontic treatment for the influence of occlusal discord on the whole body].
METHODS
The patient was a 19-year-old man who visited the hospital with chief complaints of headache, stiffness of shoulders, and giddiness. The skull, mandible, and splint, and their relation with cervical vertebra, were considered, and new knowledge was acquired. Since the fulcrum of the movement axis at the time of opening and closing had shifted below the dens, it was diagnosed as TMD. Splint treatment was performed and the main symptoms had improved 3 months later.


CONCLUSIONS
It is thought that the jawbone of the upper and lower sides of class II occlusion had adapted to class III, and would cause various whole-body conditions.


CONCLUSIONS
Although the influence of the posture of cervical vertebra and the whole-body deformation of submaxilla is considered, there are many unknown points and further study is required.
Fujii
Toshiki
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toshikuf@t3.rim.or.jp
D000328:Adult; D017266:Dental Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D013165:Splints