ARTICLES
Tongue Thrust Research
Effect of Tongue Thrust Swallowing on Position of Anterior Teeth
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3517276/
The effect of orofacial myofunctional treatment in children with anterior open bite and tongue dysfunction: a pilot study
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4914902/
Reduced Tongue Mobility: An Unrecognised Risk Factor of Childhood Obstructive Sleep Apnoea
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34432065/
Lingual frenuloplasty with myofunctional therapy: Exploring safety and efficacy in 348 cases.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31637291
Defining ankyloglossia: a case series of anterior and posterior tongue ties.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20557951
Ankyloglossia as a risk factor for maxillary hypoplasia and soft palate elongation: A functional –
morphological study.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28994495
Toward a functional definition ofankyloglossia: validating current gradingscales for lingual frenulum length andtongue mobility in 1052 subjectsLingual and Maxillary Labial Frenuloplasty with Myofunctional Therapy as a Treatment for Mouth Breathing and Snoring
https://www.hindawi.com/journals/criot/2019/3408053/
Toward a functional definition of ankyloglossia: validating current grading scales for lingual frenulum length and tongue mobility in 1052 subjects.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28097623
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
http://www.sleepassociation.org/sleep-disorders/sleep-apnea/obstructive-sleep-apnea
Poothrikovil RP, Al Abri MA. Snoring-induced nerve lesions in the upper airway. Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J. 2012 May;12(2):161-8. doi: 10.12816/0003108. Epub 2012 Apr 9. PMID: 22548134; PMCID: PMC3327562.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3327562/ OSA & Myofunctional Therapy:
Camacho M, Certal V, Abdullatif J, Zaghi S, Ruoff CM, Capasso R, Kushida CA.
Myofunctional Therapy to Treat Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Sleep. 2015 May 1;38(5):669-75. doi: 10.5665/sleep.4652. PMID: 25348130; PMCID: PMC4402674.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4402674/
de Felício CM, da Silva Dias FV, Trawitzki LVV.
Obstructive sleep apnea: focus on myofunctional
therapy. Nat Sci Sleep. 2018 Sep 6;10:271-286. doi: 10.2147/NSS.S141132. PMID: 30233265; PMCID: PMC6132228.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6132228/
Myofunctional therapy improves adherence to continuous positive airway pressure treatment
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27913971 ADHD/SBD/Myofunctional Therapy:
Um YH, Hong SC, Jeong JH. Sleep Problems as Predictors in Attention-Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder: Causal Mechanisms, Consequences and Treatment. Clin Psychopharmacol Neurosci. 2017 Feb 28;15(1):9-18. doi: 10.9758/cpn.2017.15.1.9. PMID: 28138105; PMCID: PMC5290714.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5290714/ Mouth breathing Research articles
Lee SY, Guilleminault C, Chiu HY, Sullivan SS. Mouth breathing, “nasal disuse,” and pediatric sleep-disordered breathing. Sleep Breath. 2015 Apr 16;19(4):1257-64. In: PubMed Central [Internet]. Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine (US). Available from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25877805
Intraoral pH and temperature during sleep with and without mouth breathing
The mouth breathing syndrome: prevalence, causes, consequences and treatment
https://aomtinfo.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Mouthbreathing-Martins-2014.pdf
Three-dimensional assessment of pharyngeal airway in nasal- and mouth-breathing children https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0165587611002965?via%3Dihub
Buteyko BreathingSlow Yogic Breathing Through Right and Left Nostril Influences Sympathovagal Balance, Heart Rate Variability, and Cardiovascular Risks in Young Adults
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3978938/?fbclid=IwAR0er91N2ROQjvgblnAMxWUUOHQF0EsnIi2IjOrGbOlLoOEmMr0vSepZPOY
Buteyko for Children – Buteyko Breathing Association
https://www.buteykobreathing.org/buteyko-for-children/
Um YH, Hong SC, Jeong JH. Sleep Problems as Predictors in Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Causal Mechanisms, Consequences and Treatment. Clin Psychopharmacol Neurosci. 2017 Feb 28;15(1):9-18. doi: 10.9758/cpn.2017.15.1.9. PMID: 28138105; PMCID: PMC5290714. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5290714/
Prado DGA, Berretin-Felix G, Migliorucci RR, Bueno MDRS, Rosa RR, Polizel M, Teixeira IF, Gavião MBD. Effects of orofacial myofunctional therapy on masticatory function in individuals submitted to orthognathic surgery: a randomized trial. J Appl Oral Sci. 2018 Feb 1;26:e20170164. doi: 10.1590/1678- 7757-2017-0164. PMID: 29412368; PMCID: PMC5777416. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29412368
Van Dyck C, Dekeyser A, Vantricht E, Manders E, Goeleven A, Fieuws S, Willems G. The effect of orofacial myofunctional treatment in children with anterior open bite and tongue dysfunction: a pilot study. Eur J Orthod. 2016 Jun;38(3):227-34. doi: 10.1093/ejo/cjv044. Epub 2015 Jul 1. PMID: 26136435; PMCID: PMC4914902. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26136435
Zaghi S, Valcu-Pinkerton S, Jabara M, et al. Lingual frenuloplasty with myofunctional therapy:
Exploring safety and efficacy in 348 cases. Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol. 2019 Aug 26;4(5):489-496. In: PubMed Central [Internet]. Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine (US).Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31637291
Govardhan C, Murdock J, Norouz-Knutsen L, et al. Lingual and maxillary labial frenuloplasty with myofunctional therapy as a treatment for mouth breathing and snoring. Case Rep Otolaryngol.2019 Mar 10;([10 p.]. [about 5 screens]. [about 12 paragraphs]). In: PubMed Central [Internet]. Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine (US). Available from
https://www.hindawi.com/journals/criot/2019/3408053/
Chuang LC, Lian YC, Auboiron MH, et al. Passive myofunctional therapy applied on children with obstructive sleep apnea: A 6 month follow up. J Formos Med Assoc. 2017 July 1;116(7):536-541. In ScienceDirect [Internet]. Amsterdam (NL): Elsevier. Available from:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27712960
Sleep disordered breathing and orofacial myofunctional therapy
Myofunctional Therapy to Treat Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A systemic review and meta-analysis
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Obstructive sleep apnea: focus on myofunctional therapy
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Mouth breathing, “nasal disuse”, and pediatric sleep-disordered breathing
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Effects of Oropharyngeal exercises on patients with moderate obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
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Towards restoration of continuous nasal breathing as the ultimate treatment goal in pedicatric obstructive sleep apnea
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Myofunctional therapy improves adherence to continuous positive airway pressure treatment
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Effects of oropharyngeal exercises on snoring: A randomized trial
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Oropharyngeal exercises to reduce symptoms of OSA after AT
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Orofacial motor functions in pediatric obstructive sleep apnea and implications for myofunctioinal thrapy
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Critical role of myofascial re-education in pediatric sleep-disordered breathing
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Effects of Oropharyngeal exercises on patients with moderate obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
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Towards restoration of continuous nasal breathing as the ultimate treatment goal in pedicatric obstructive sleep apnea
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Myofunctional therapy improves adherence to continuous positive airway pressure treatment
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Effects of oropharyngeal exercises on snoring: A randomized trial
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Oropharyngeal exercises to reduce symptoms of OSA after AT
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Orofacial motor functions in pediatric obstructive sleep apnea and implications for myofunctioinal thrapy
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Critical role of myofascial re-education in pediatric sleep-disordered breathing
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Orthodontic, orthodontic relapse and orofacial myofunctional therapy
Patients treated with orthodontic myofunctional therapeutic protocol
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Relapse of anterior open bites treated with orthodontic appliances with and without orofacial myofunctional therapy
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Stability of orthodontic treatment outcome in relation to retention status: An 8-year follow-up
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Electromyographic fatigue of orbicular oris muscles during exercises in mouth and nasal breathing children.
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Prevalence of malocclusion among mouth breathing children: Do expectations meet reality?
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Oral Breathing and Speech Disorders in Children
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Influence of Mouth Breathing on the Dentofacial Growth of Children: A Cephlometric Study
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Effects of orofacial myofunctional therapy on temporomandibular disorders
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