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Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences
Piracicaba Dental School - UNICAMP
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Vol. 11, No. 3, 2012, pp. 416-421
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Bioline Code: os12044
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
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Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences, Vol. 11, No. 3, 2012, pp. 416-421
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Craniocervical posture: cephalometric and biophotogrammetric analysis
Weber, Priscila; Corrêa, Eliane Castilhos Rodrigues; Milanesi, Jovana M.; Soares, Juliana Corrêa & Trevisan, Maria Elaine
Abstract
Aim: To investigate the correlation between the craniocervical posture measurements obtained
by the biophotogrammetric and cephalometric analysis. Methods: 80 women aged between 19
and 35 years were evaluated by the cephalometric and biophotogrammetric methods. The
cephalometric variables were: CVA (position of flexion/extension of the head) CPL (forward head
posture) CVT/EVT ratio (cervical column curvature). For the biophotogrammetric analysis,
photography were analyzed in right profile being two angles related to the head forward posture
(A1 and A2) and one related to flexion-extension head position (FE). It was also measured the
curvature of the cervical spine by the cervical distance. The correlation between the craniocervical
posture variables, as measured by the two methods of assessment, was analyzed by the Pearson’s
correlation with a significance level of 5%. Results: It was observed a moderate and significant
agreement (p=0.00) between the postural craniocervical variables that analyzed the flexionextension
head position (FE and CVA) and the forward head (CPL and A1). The evaluation of the
cervical curvature by the DC measure showed no correlation with the cephalometric variable
CVT/EVT. Conclusions: The biophotogrammetric analysis can be preferably chosen for assessing
the head posture. However, the cephalometric analysis appears to be the most indicated for the
cervical curvature measurement, since it enables a more objective view of the bone structures
without the influence of the soft tissues.
Keywords
evaluation, posture, cephalometry, photogrammetry.
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