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The study investigates the postural response of the head to an 8 mm bite opening in thirty young males, revealing a significant extension of the head associated with jaw separation. Most subjects returned to a near-original head posture within one hour after the removal of the bite-opening device, with an average change of 2.94 degrees of extension. The findings suggest that forced jaw separation influences head posture, likely as a compensatory mechanism for respiratory demands and proprioceptive feedback.

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johanna.dejulian

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