Journal of Dentomaxillofacial Science
Vol. 10 No. 3 (2011): Formerly Jurnal Dentofasial ISSN 1412-8926

Kebiasaan postur tubuh yang buruk yang mengganggu kesehatan sendi temporomandibula Bad posture habits that interfere with health of temporomandibular joint

Tine Martina Winarti (PPDGS Prostodonsia Fakultas Kedokteran Gigi Universitas Padjadjaran Bandung, Indonesia)
Rasmi Rikmasari (Bagian Prostodonsia Fakultas Kedokteran Gigi Universitas Padjadjaran Bandung, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Oct 2011

Abstract

Temporomandibular joint (TMJ)is a component of the stomatognati system that supports oral dental health whichtheir components are closely interconnected. Posture is a habit that often do not realize that could cause animbalance in the joints and muscles, which in turn causes pain. Inadequate body posture can occur on sleepposition, lying down, sitting, walking, and other daily activities. Most people are not aware of the dangers of thesehabits. Dentists are expected to shed some light on the habits of this particular posture errors, which if not promptlyremoved, it will cause interference with stomatognati systems, such as joint and muscle pain, headache and neck.Complaints due to bad habits can be reduced significantly by eliminating the habit. So it is with the wrong posturehabits. With improved posture and a series of exercises as well as the care, the health of TMJ can return to normalwith minimal costs. This paper will put forward any posture that can lead to disruption of TMJ.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jdmfs

Publisher

Subject

Dentistry

Description

Journal of Dentomaxillofacial Science (J Dentomaxillofac Sci) is an international, peer-reviewed, and open access journal published in English language. Our journal aims to keep dentists informed of developments and advances in general dentistry and its different specialties in an easy-to-read ...