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Evaluation of Parent’s Awareness, Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Myofunctional Appliances among Qassim Population, Saudi Arabia

open access: yesJournal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences
Objectives: The current research was done to assess the parent’s awareness, knowledge, and attitude regarding myofunctional appliance therapy. Materials and Methods: A parent survey was conducted using an internet questionnaire survey form. Ten questions
Eyad M. Alduwayghiri   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy for Feeding and Swallowing in Children From Four to 12 Years: What Does the Evidence Show? A Systematic Review

open access: yesJournal of Oral Rehabilitation, EarlyView.
This systematic review evaluated the effectiveness of orofacial myofunctional therapy (OMT) for improving feeding and swallowing outcomes in children aged 4–12 years. Searches of four databases identified 17 studies, all reporting positive feeding and/or swallowing outcomes, including improved eating and swallowing skills, orofacial muscle function and
Danielle Carey   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Normative Data and Reliability of the Test of Masticating and Swallowing Solids (TOMASS) in Healthy Brazilian Adults

open access: yesInternational Journal of Language &Communication Disorders, Volume 61, Issue 6, November/December 2026.
ABSTRACT Introduction The Test of Masticating and Swallowing Solids (TOMASS) is a standardized clinical assessment designed to quantify oral phase swallowing efficiency during solid food intake. Although TOMASS has been investigated in several countries, normative data for the Brazilian population are still lacking.
Maria Eduarda Soares Arcaro   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Treatment of chronic pain associated with bruxism through Myofunctional therapy

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Translational Myology, 2017
  Temporomandibular disorders such as bruxism may cause painful clinical conditions and over time lead to chronic facial pain. A combination of therapeutic strategies that are usually undertaken by dentists and gnathologists to reduce bruxism episodes ...
Giuseppe Messina   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, Complications, Diagnosis, Management, and Emerging Fibrosis‐Linked Remodeling

open access: yesMedComm, Volume 7, Issue 8, August 2026.
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is characterized by recurrent upper‐airway collapse, which generates key nocturnal stressors including intermittent hypoxia, sleep fragmentation, intrathoracic pressure stress, and sympathetic activation. These physiological disturbances converge on shared biological mechanisms, including oxidative stress, inflammation ...
Nhi Ho Thi Thuy   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Occlusal Splint Therapy in the Management of Temporomandibular Disorders—Evidence from Systematic Reviews

open access: yesJournal of Oral Rehabilitation, Volume 53, Issue 8, Page 1562-1579, August 2026.
This umbrella review of 21 systematic reviews evaluates occlusal splint therapy for TMD. Findings indicate mostly small beneficial or neutral effects on pain and mouth opening. Consequently, clinicians should prioritise cost‐effectiveness and patient preferences when considering splints, given the high variability in methodological quality across ...
Daniela Del Sorbo   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Myofunctional therapy improves adherence to continuous positive airway pressure treatment

open access: yes, 2017
Few studies have investigated myofunctional therapy in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of myofunctional therapy on continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) adherence.
Haddad, Fernanda L. M. [UNIFESP]   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Comprehensive Study on Quantitative Evaluation of Oral Muscle Tissue in Children With Low Tongue Posture Using Cone Beam Computed Tomography: A Comprehensive Study on Nasal Ventilation Conditions Using Computational Fluid Dynamics

open access: yesJournal of Oral Rehabilitation, Volume 53, Issue 7, Page 1337-1346, July 2026.
Measurement of nasal airway computed fluid dynamics, muscle‐fat tissue analysis in this study. Four typical examples illustrating the relationship between low tongue posture, nasal ventilation condition, and perioral muscle‐fat tissue are demonstrated in this study. A.
Yukari Suzuki   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of a New Concept of Myofunctional Therapy in Children

open access: yes, 2004
This prospective study was designed to evaluate a new concept of myofunctional therapy in comparison with conventional myofunctional therapy. 45 children aged three to sixteen years in need of myofunctional therapy were randomly divided into two groups ...
Marco Schwan   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Implementation of orofacial myofunctional therapy in a graduate education dental clinic

open access: yesRevista Cubana de Estomatología, 2018
Introduction: orofacial myofunctional therapy is the set of techniques used to treat myofunctional disorders affecting the dynamics of the stomatognathic system, its balance and operation, integrating their actions during maxillary orthopedics and ...
Patricia Argüello Vélez   +5 more
doaj  

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