Background: The stomatognathic system (SS) is a functional unit of the body formed by the orofacial structures, together with peripheral sensory and motor neuronal connections to perform different functions like mastication, speech, and deglutition. The Stomatognathic system consists of skeletal components (maxilla and mandible), dental both maxillary and mandibular arches, soft tissue (salivary glands, their nervous and vascular supplies), and temporomandibular system, that is, temporomandibular joints (TMJ; which connects the mandible to the base of the skull), muscles of mastication and their ligaments and nerves (III, IV, V, XI) which regulates and co-ordinates all its structures.
The stomatognathic system also plays an important role in postural control. In balance of imbalance stomatognathic system components such as occlusion may cause temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD), TMDs…
