Smart devices, head posture, and malocclusion: is there a relationship? A prospective controlled study
Mariam Mohammad Al-Abdallah, Mira Khaldoun Salem, Shafiq Adel Masoud, Bushra As’ad Alhaj, Ahmad Ashraf AlSamhan, Soukaina Tawfiq Ryalat · 2025
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Al-Abdallah and co-authors ask whether heavy phone use links to jaw mismatch in a 2025 study. They recruited dental patients aged nine to twenty who were due for side head X-rays. Surveys graded device use from mild to severe. The X-rays gave measures of neck angle, jaw shape, and bite class.
Middle users were set aside, leaving mild and severe groups of about two dozen each. Severe users showed upper jaws tilted more steeply. They also showed far more Class III patterns, where the lower jaw juts ahead. Neck bend hints did not reach firm statistical ground. The authors call for larger studies on how screen habits may steer face growth.
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| CREATOR | Mariam Mohammad Al-Abdallah, Mira Khaldoun Salem, Shafiq Adel Masoud, Bushra As’ad Alhaj, Ahmad Ashraf AlSamhan, Soukaina Tawfiq Ryalat |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 40 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |