TY - JOUR
T1 - One-leg standing time with eyes open
T2 - Comparison between the mouth-opened and mouth-closed conditions
AU - Yoshida, Mitsuyoshi
AU - Kanehisa, Yayoi
AU - Ozaki, Yoshie
AU - Iwasa, Yasuyuki
AU - Fukuizumi, Takaki
AU - Kikutani, Takeshi
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© W. S. Maney & Son Ltd 2015.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Objective: Many studies report a significant relationship between the one-leg standing time with the eyes open and the occlusal relationship. To determine the association between proprioception (the periodontal membrane vs muscle spindle) to the one-leg standing time, the authors compared the one-leg standing time with eyes open between mouth-opened and mouth-closed conditions. Methods: The study participants were 107 healthy, elderly patients. The authors measured the one-leg standing time with eyes open between mouth-opened and mouth-closed conditions. Results: The one-leg standing time was significantly shorter with the mouth opened (21.1±19.1 seconds) than with the mouth closed (25.1±21.4 seconds). Patients whose one-leg standing time was equal or shorter with the mouth opened than with the mouth closed were not different from the other patients with regard to age, handgrip strength, BMI, and the number of remaining teeth. Discussion: The vertical mandibular position may affect body balance.
AB - Objective: Many studies report a significant relationship between the one-leg standing time with the eyes open and the occlusal relationship. To determine the association between proprioception (the periodontal membrane vs muscle spindle) to the one-leg standing time, the authors compared the one-leg standing time with eyes open between mouth-opened and mouth-closed conditions. Methods: The study participants were 107 healthy, elderly patients. The authors measured the one-leg standing time with eyes open between mouth-opened and mouth-closed conditions. Results: The one-leg standing time was significantly shorter with the mouth opened (21.1±19.1 seconds) than with the mouth closed (25.1±21.4 seconds). Patients whose one-leg standing time was equal or shorter with the mouth opened than with the mouth closed were not different from the other patients with regard to age, handgrip strength, BMI, and the number of remaining teeth. Discussion: The vertical mandibular position may affect body balance.
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U2 - 10.1179/2151090314Y.0000000007
DO - 10.1179/2151090314Y.0000000007
M3 - Article
C2 - 25547139
AN - SCOPUS:84929302708
SN - 0886-9634
VL - 33
SP - 15
EP - 18
JO - Cranio - Journal of Craniomandibular Practice
JF - Cranio - Journal of Craniomandibular Practice
IS - 1
ER -