Scientific Studies

Myotherapy Links

Over the last decade, many studies have been conducted to validate the benefits of myofunctional therapy. This is a growing field and the more we learn, the more we can help our patients achieve proper function and healthy airways.

Tongue Tie Research

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 of ankyloglossia: validating current grading scales for lingual frenulum length and tongue mobility in 1052 subjects Lingual 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

ADHD and 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/pubmed/31637291

Oral breathing and speech disorders in childrenhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021755713000958

Orthodontic 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/

Sleep Apnea and Snoring Research

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/

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/

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

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