Does playing a  wind instrument influence tooth position and facial morphology? : Systematic review and meta-analysis.

CONCLUSIONS: Playing a wind instrument can influence tooth position and facial morphology in both children and adults. Aspects that stand out are overjet, arch width, facial divergence/convergence and lip thickness. However, evidence was sparse and the strength of the premise emerging from this review was graded to be "very low".
PMID: 32556368 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Source: Acta Orthopaedica - June 30, 2020 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: van der Weijden FN, Kuitert RB, Lobbezoo F, Valkenburg C, van der Weijden GA, Slot DE Tags: J Orofac Orthop Source Type: research