Bilous M. Clinical Experimental Study of Correlation between Transverse Malocclusion and Postural Body Balance

The purpose of dissertation study was to optimize the diagnostic process and develop the algorithm for treating patients with transverse malocclusion by improving diagnosis and treatment taking into account parameters of postural body balance. To solve the tasks, set for the determination of clinical features of the state of dento-facial system in persons with transverse malocclusion and morpho-functional changes of dento-facial system, which develop with this, we conducted a thorough examination of 266 people aged 9 to 18 years without pathology of periodontal tissues and severe general somatic pathology. The method of complex orthodontic treatment with the use of physical rehabilitation methods is developed and its effectiveness is estimated. A comparative estimation of the effectiveness of the application of developed treatment methods with the accepted methods of treatment of transverse anomalies of occlusion is carried out. As a result of the treatment measures, there was a significant improvement in postural parameters in both groups, while in the group, treated with the proposed method, treatment was more effective and productive than in the group where only conventional orthodontic treatment was used. On the basis of the obtained data it is possible to state with certainty the necessity of concurrent complex treatment with the use of orthodontic treatment in combination with methods of physical postural rehabilitation in the category of patients with transverse malocclusion. From the practical point of view, it is important to clinically confirm the necessity of introducing a mandatory consultation of an orthodontist in order to detect pathogenetic factors from the tooth-jaw system in patients with musculoskeletal disorders.