Research – Orofacial Fitness

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/

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 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

A randomized controlled trial comparing treatment efficacy between rapid maxillary expansion and adenotonsillectomy in pediatric obstructive sleep apnea https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12310760/

A roadmap of craniofacial growth modification for children with sleep-disordered breathing: a multidisciplinary proposal https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37014012/

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/

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 and CPAP:

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

The Mouth Breathing Syndrome: prevalence, causes, consequences and treatments. A Literature Review https://www.researchgate.net/publication/290106138_The_Mouth_Breathing_Syndrome_prevalence_causes_consequences_and_treatments_A_Literature_Review

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

Hsu HY, Yamaguchi K. Decreased chewing activity during mouth breathing. J Oral Rehabil. 2012 Apr 10;39(8):559-67. In: PubMed Central [Internet]. Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine (US). Available from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22490018

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

Three-dimensional assessment of pharyngeal airway in nasal- and mouth-breathing children https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0165587611002965?via%3Dihub

Buteyko Breathing

Nasal breathing helps defend against the Corona Virus (Covid 19).
https://www.facebook.com/O2Advantage/posts/10215967099636666

138 Steve Donald: Breathing Physiology and Buteyko
https://kathrynbruniyoung.com/138-steve-donald-breathing-physiology-and-buteyko/

Buteyko for Children – Buteyko Breathing Association https://www.buteykobreathing.org/buteyko-for-children/

Myofunctional Therapy Research

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

Yoon, A., Zaghi, S., Weitzman, R. et al. Toward a functional definition of ankyloglossia: validating current grading scales for lingual frenulum length and tongue mobility in 1052 subjects. Sleep Breath. 2017 Jan 17; 21(3): 767–775. In: PubMed Central [Internet]. Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine (US). Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28097623

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

Top Studies: Research that shows the efficacy of Myofunctional Therapy in the fields of sleep medicine, dentistry, and the
physical body: https://aomtinfo.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Top-Studies.pdf