If the individual stands upright in space, positions themselves in relation to their environment and balances themselves in movement, that is thanks to their postural system.
We often think of the inner ear as the fundamental element of this system. However, clinical and scientific reality shows us that the postural system has several inputs called “sensors” that are much more prone to disruptions than the inner ear, which is firmly embedded in the skull. The “sensors” that dominate the postural system are: the foot and the eye.
The eye, the foot, joints, muscles, tendons, or skin are classically associated with the postural system. On the other hand, we often forget that the temporomandibular joint (which links your mandible and your skull) constitutes an obvious “sensor” of the outside world and participates entirely in postural balance.. The masticatory system (including the teeth) is therefore directly involved in case of dysfunction.
By what mechanism?
When the occlusion is well balanced, the teeth maintain and stabilize the position of the mandible and, therefore, the craniomandibular position. Otherwise, the temporomandibular joint is unbalanced and can be excessively strained. These tensions will first have repercussions at the cranial level(headaches, difficulty concentrating, tiredness on rising, tinnitus, etc.). Then, through the muscular chains, they will cascade down to the descending postural system(cervical, back, lumbar, hips, knees, ankles, feet, etc.).