Journal of International Oral Health

REVIEW ARTICLE
Year
: 2023  |  Volume : 15  |  Issue : 1  |  Page : 8--14

Correlation between the variation of head type and malocclusion: A Scooping Review


Ari Triwardhani, Alif Rakhman Effendi, I Gusti Aju Wahju Ardani, Raihan Nadia Utami 
 Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia

Correspondence Address:
Dr. Ari Triwardhani
Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Mayjend Prof. Dr. Moestopo 47, Surabaya
Indonesia

Aim: Examination of head type in orthodontics is pivotal. Examining the head type aims to monitor growth patterns and predict the outcome of an orthodontic treatment. Malocclusion is a disease with a complex etiology. Anomaly in the development pattern of the oral and maxillofacial region can be suspected as the etiology of malocclusion. A specific type of head will result from specific growth patterns. As a result, dental and skeletal malocclusion occurrences are linked to particular head forms. Materials and Methods: These articles’ literature sources were from various databases that described cephalic index correlation and cephalic index malocclusion. Results: A correlation is found between mesocephalic head type with skeletal and dental malocclusion class II, mesocephalic head type with skeletal and dental malocclusion class I, mesocephalic head type with skeletal malocclusion class I and dental class II, mesocephalic head type with skeletal malocclusion class I, and dental class III. Meanwhile, dolichocephalic head type correlates with dental and skeletal malocclusion class II, dolichocephalic head type with skeletal 111 class II, and dental class I, dolichocephalic head type with skeletal malocclusion class I, and dental class II. In addition, brachycephalic head type correlates to skeletal and dental malocclusion class II and the relationship between brachycephalic head type with skeletal malocclusion class III and dental class II. Class I malocclusion is associated with the mesocephalic head type because the mesocephalic head type favors balanced development of the craniomaxillofacial complex. Class II malocclusion is associated with dolichocephalic head type, selecting the face’s predominantly long morphology. Class III malocclusion is associated with brachycephalic head type, favoring the maxilla’s retrusion. Conclusion: Malocclusion classification correlates with variations in head types. Genetic and environmental variables, or possibly both, impact this disease.


How to cite this article:
Triwardhani A, Effendi AR, Ardani IW, Utami RN. Correlation between the variation of head type and malocclusion: A Scooping Review.J Int Oral Health 2023;15:8-14


How to cite this URL:
Triwardhani A, Effendi AR, Ardani IW, Utami RN. Correlation between the variation of head type and malocclusion: A Scooping Review. J Int Oral Health [serial online] 2023 [cited 2023 Mar 23 ];15:8-14
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