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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
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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
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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
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Treatment of chronic pain associated with bruxism through Myofunctional therapy
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
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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
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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
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Myofunctional therapy improves adherence to continuous positive airway pressure treatment
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
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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
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Evaluation of a New Concept of Myofunctional Therapy in Children
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
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Implementation of orofacial myofunctional therapy in a graduate education dental clinic
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
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