Healthy Habits
Orofacial Myology
Healthy Habits
Orofacial Myology
2204 18th Ave
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Longmont, Colorado
720-928-1259
Published Research & Articles on Myofunctional Therapy
The Role of Myofunctional Therapy in treating sleep-disorded breathing:
The available evidence demonstrates a positive effect of OMT in reducing sleep apnea, as shown by the measurements of PSG and the clinical variables in adults. The evidence is solid for snoring reduction measured objectively with PSG variables or subjectively with scales.
How MYO therapy can aid in the treatment of Sleep-Disordered Breathing:
OMT has been proven to assist with residual symptoms of Sleep Disordered Breathing.
The Role of Myofunctional therapy for snoring: a Systemic review and meta-analysis:
This systematic review demonstrated that myofunctional therapy has reduced snoring in adults based on both
subjective questionnaires and objective sleep studies
The Role of Myofunctional therapy in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome:
OMT can play a central role in OSA treatment as a stand -alone therapy in mild OSA or as a combined approach
with other conventional and/ or non-anatomic treatments.
Effectiveness of Myofunctional Therapy in Tongue Ties: A Systematic Review:
Based on the 11 studies included in this review, better results are achieved if both surgery and Myofunctional Therapy are combined
Frontal Lobe Size reduced in children with obstructive sleep disorder.
A study on 9- and 10-year-olds found that untreated obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and chronic snoring are associated with less gray matter development in the brain and an increase in behavioral problems.
Is Mouth breathing and snoring related to bedwetting?
Bedwetting--not always what it seems: a sign of sleep-disordered breathing in children
Improving Breathing in children reduced Bedwetting
The Effect of Breathing Exercises on the Nocturnal Enuresis in the Children with the Sleep-Disordered Breathing
Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy & Orthodontics
Effectiveness of orofacial myofunctional therapy in orthodontic patients: A systematic review.
Effect of Tongue Thrust Swallowing on the Position of the Front Teeth
The Effects of Tongue Thrust Swallowing pattern on the dentition
Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy improves bites in kids with open bites
The effect of orofacial myofunctional treatment in children with anterior open bite and tongue dysfunction: a pilot study
A roadmap of craniofacial growth modification for children with sleep-disordered breathing
Impact of rapid palatal expansion on the size of adenoids and tonsils in children
Orthodontic treatment in children with enlarged tonsils and adenoids leads to a significant reduction in the size of these tissues and an increase in airway size
