Influence of tooth position on wind instrumentalists' performance and embouchure comfort : A systematic review.

Fawn Nitanee van der WeijdenR B KuitertF R U BerkhoutFridus August van der Weijden

Published in: Journal of orofacial orthopedics = Fortschritte der Kieferorthopadie : Organ/official journal Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Kieferorthopadie (2018)

Tooth position can influence musical performance and embouchure comfort of wind instrumentalists. A Class I relationship without malocclusion seems appropriate for every type of wind instrument. The more extreme the malocclusion, the greater the interference with wind instrumentalists' performance and embouchure comfort. Evidence however is limited.

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