Active myofunctional therapy as a treatment for obstructive sleep apnea [PDF]
, 2019 The relevance of the problem and main objective: Obstructive sleep apnea is a common health problem that has a significant impact on quality of life. While there are a number of ways to treat obstructive sleep apnea, some of these methods of treatment ...
Razminaitė, Rugilė
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The Effect of Myofunctional Therapy on Children with Sleep Apnea [PDF]
, 2020 Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is when the upper airways are partially or completely blocked during sleep. Although it is more common in adults it can also be seen in children. According to some studies, “the problem affects 1%-5% of the child population,”
Kaur, Jagseerat
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Electropalatographic and cephalometric assessment of myofunctional therapy in open-bite subjects
Australasian Orthodontic Journal, 2000 Myofunctional therapy (MFT) is often prescribed to correct tongue-thrust swallowing, with the expectation that anterior open bite (AOB) will reduce spontaneously if a more posterior tongue posture is learned.
Cayley A.S. +3 more
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Myofunctional therapy in people with Down syndrome [PDF]
, 2017 Myofunctional therapy is increasingly used in the practice of speech therapy. It is used for people whose symptoms include issues in the orofacial region, especially of the motoric and structural nature.
Jurič, Vanja
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Effects of Oral Myofunctional Therapy on Swallowing and Sibilant Production
, 1995 This study investigated the effectiveness of oral myofunctional therapy in eliminating a 16 year-old girl’s tongue thrust swallowing pattern and mild sibilant distortion.
Megan Hodge, Shelley Gommerman
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Myofunctional Speech Therapy Intervention After Lingual Frenectomy in Infants – A Case Series
Pesquisa Brasileira em Odontopediatria e Clínica IntegradaObjective: To describe the effect of myofunctional speech therapy performed after lingual frenectomy in infants. Material and Methods: It is an observational and analytical case series study involving infants aged 0 to 4 months, exclusively breastfed ...
Lays Freitas Silva +2 more
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Aligners And Myofunctional Therapy For Anterior Open Bite
International Dental JournalIntroduction: This case demonstrates non-surgical, non-extraction treatment of a 15-year-old female with open bite, hyperdivergent growth, and skeletal Class II malocclusion. Combining CAT and OMT via posterior intrusion/anterior extrusion (without TADs)
Jiayti Liao, Ziqi Zhou
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The Joint Committee’s Statement on Myofunctional Therapy—Pros and Cons
, 1976 This paper was read at the ASHA Convention, Washington, D.C., November 1975, as part of a panel discussion on myofunctional therapy [...
Marvin Hanson
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Myofunctional therapy and atypical swallowing multidisciplinary approach
Myofunctional therapy offers an innovative approach to correcting orofacial dysfunctions and bad habits. This article describes how myofunctional treatment, in collaboration with various medical specialties, can improve not only orthodontic problems but
Gargari, M +7 more
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Orthodontic Changes in Oral Dyskinesia and Malocclusion Under the Influence of Myofunctional Therapy
, 1993 28 patients in an orthodontic practice who demonstrated both characteristic malocclusion forms with deficiency in the sagittal, transverse and vertical dimensions and orofacial dyskinesia of the inner and outer circles were divided according to clinical ...
R. Schwitzer, S. Daglio, J. Wüthrich
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