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Myofunctional Speech Therapy Intervention After Lingual Frenectomy in Infants – A Case Series

Pesquisa Brasileira em Odontopediatria e Clínica Integrada
Objective: 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, Ana Lúcia Vieira Borja, Roberto Paulo Correia de Araújo   +2 more
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Aligners And Myofunctional Therapy For Anterior Open Bite

International Dental Journal
Introduction: 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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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., Tindall A.P., Sampson W.J., Butcher A.R.   +3 more
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Aumento da aeração nasal após remoção de hábitos de sucção e terapia miofuncional Nasal breathing after removing sucking habit and myofunctional therapy

Revista CEFAC, 2007
OBJETIVO: avaliar os efeitos da associação entre a remoção de hábitos de sucção e a Terapia Miofuncional Orofacial na ampliação da aeração nasal. MÉTODOS: vinte crianças na faixa de etária de quatro anos a quatro anos e oito meses foram distribuídas em ...
Viviane Veroni Degan, Regina Maria Puppin-Rontani   +1 more
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Effect of myofunctional therapy associated with rapid palatal expansion on the restoration of nasal breathing in pediatric patients

Annali di Stomatologia
Background: Transverse maxillary deficiency in pediatric patients is often linked to chronic oral breathing and dysfunctional neuromuscular patterns, such as low tongue posture.
Ernesto Buonanno, Jorida Jubani, Marco Schirripa, Francesca Russo, Mario Palermiti, Elisabetta Carli   +5 more
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Orthodontic perspectives on orofacial myofunctional therapy

International Journal of Orofacial Myology, 1988
Summary: The challenges presented in this article, for the orthodontist who has largely ignored orofacial myofunctional therapy and for the orofacial myologist who may have been more enthusiastic about claims than evidence deserves, are intended to encourage understanding and improve communication between professionals.
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Influence of early myofunctional training on maxillary arch development in children aged 4–7 years with mild oral habits: a controlled pilot study

Frontiers in Pediatrics
BackgroundThumb sucking, the use of pacifier and mouth breathing in the early childhood may negatively influence the development of the maxillary arch.
Qiwen Xiao, Qiwen Xiao, Qiwen Xiao, Junqing Ma, Junqing Ma, Junqing Ma   +5 more
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Cosmetic aspects of orofacial myofunctional therapy

International Journal of Orofacial Myology, 1988
Introduction: In maxillofacial, craniofacial, plastic and reconstructive surgeries as well as in general orthodontic treatment, one of the principal concerns for patient management is facial esthetic or cosmetic satisfaction. This is manifested by the numerous articles and manuscripts devoted to the topic of cosmesis.
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Anterior open bite, clinical-epidemiological characteristics and treatment in children

Revista de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río, 2018
Introduction: the anterior open bite is defined as a malocclusion characterized by the deviation in the vertical relation of the maxilla and mandible of the anterior sector, identified by a lack of contact between opposite segments.
Celeste García Díaz, Roxana Infante Argüelles, Diana Valdés Maso, Patricia Soto Rodríguez   +3 more
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Inadvertent Reinforcement in Oral Myofunctional Therapy

International Journal of Orofacial Myology, 1979
The possibility of inadvertent reinforcement of undesirable behaviors during oral myofunctional therapy is examined. It is suggested that inappropriate use of therapist attention is often responsible for such reinforcement and it is concluded that: I) attention may function as a positive reinforcer for any behavior upon which it is contingent, 2 ...
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