Malposition of Teeth and Jaws in Patients with Congenital Superior Oblique Palsy

• DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-102616
• Publication Date: 2016-04-26T22:37:46Z
• Authors: R. Sallmann; G. Jaggi; T. Enz; G. Shojaati; V. Sturm; M. Schätzle; K. Landau
• Keywords: Orthoptics; Head tilt

<b>Background:</b> Patients with congenital superior oblique palsy tend to adopt a head tilt the contralateral side maintain binocular single vision. It has long been recognised that facial asymmetries may be caused by tilt. The aim of this study was describe effect habitual due on dental occlusion. <b>Patients and methods:</b> designed as descriptive cohort study. Ten patients (3 female, 7 male; mean age 51.7 (y) ± 15.8 SD, ranging from 19 69 (y)) underwent orthodontic examination. Orthodontic findings values for vertical, torsional horizontal deviation measured Harms tangent screen stereopsis using random dot test were compared. <b>Results:</b> Three parameters found correlate significantly or at least trend orthoptic parameters. Midline upper jaw face (rho = 0.623; p 0.054) anterior positioning first molar in sagittal plane 0.594; 0.07) vertical deviation; overbite correlates primary position 0.768; 0.016). <b>Conclusions:</b> In small study, three correlated palsy. Further studies are needed establish whether is more frequent exhibiting abnormal these