On this page you will find links to exciting and highly informative research (and non-research) based articles that support or are related to orofacial myofunctional disorders. They range in complexity; you might want to share selected articles with your physician, orthodontist, chiropractor, cranio osteopath, ENT etc. Feel free to print them out as needed. I’d be more than happy to discuss the findng with you.
This is an organic list which I will add to from time to time. Check back for newly posted articles. If you are looking for a specific topic not seen here, send me a message and I will try to find it for you.
History of Myofunctional Therapyhttps://www.dentalcare.com/en-us/professional-education/ce-courses/ce507/history-of-myofunctional-therapy
Mouth Breathing: Physical, Mental and Emotional Consequences – Oral Health Group
The effect of mouth breathing versus nasal breathing on dentofacial and craniofacial development in orthodontic patients https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/20824738/
Nasopharyngeal obstruction as a cause of malocclusion. – PubMed – NCBI https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/2132279/
Airway Centric® TMJ philosophy/Airway Centric® orthodontics ushers in the post-retraction world of orthodontics Drs Hang and Gelbhttp://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/YMWQmbFKHW9HZrDnEpNB/full
OSA –Integrated Approach Dr. Barry Raphael, DMDhttp://www.sleepreviewmag.com/2017/02/can-obstructive-sleep-apnea-prevented-integrative-orthodontist-says-cases-yes/
Can Tooth Extractions Cause Sleep Apnea? | Doctor Steven Y. Park, MD | New York, NY | Integrative Solutions for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Efficacy of an Osteopathic Treatment Coupled With Lactation Consultations for Infants’ Biomechanical Sucking Difficultieshttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/28027445/
Tongue-tie in adults http://www.paragonhealth.net.au/blog/tongue-tie-in-adults
| Frenuloplasty: Various You Tube Videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsXbqZNQKTI&feature=share |
Short lingual frenulum and obstructive sleep apnea in childrenHuang, Quo, Berkowski and Guilleminault http://clinmedjournals.org/articles/ijpr/ijpr-1-003.pdf
A frequent phenotype for paediatric sleep apnoea: short lingual frenulum https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5034598/
Dr. Soroush Zaghi, MD Restrictive lingual frenum as a phenotype for upper airway resistance syndrome and OSA ~ Power Pointhttp://media.wix.com/ugd/fd6d92_2388642bec264a5b9f4de0e88fc87083.pdf
Stealthy Insomnia Cause? Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome Subtly Disturbs Breathing in Sleep | The Huffington Posthttp://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/6649766
Is it Mental or is it Dental? – The Weston A. Price Foundation
The influence of the tongue on dentofacial growthhttp://www.angle.org/doi/10.2319/angl-85-04-715-715.1?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%3dpubmed&code=angf-site
Cranio-facial morphology in children with and without enlarged tonsils. – PubMed – NCBI https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/2401330/
A bad bite is associated with worse postural, balance control — ScienceDailyhttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160914090458.htm