Resources

Resources

There is published research in highly respected medical journals that support myofunctional therapy.  You can find many research links throughout the website.

Here are a few more to aid you in your research journey:

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Short lingual frenulum and head-forward posture in children with the risk

of obstructive sleep apnea- 2021 Poland

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0165587621000926

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Nature of Science and Sleep

Obstructive sleep apnea: focus on myofunctional therapy- 2018 Brazil

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6132228/

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American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

Relapse of anterior open bites treated with orthodontic appliances with and without orofacial myofunctional therapy- 2010 USA

https://aomtinfo.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/AJODO_RelapseAnteriorOpenBite.pdf

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American Journal of Respiratory Care and Critical Care Medicine

Effects of Oropharyngeal Exercises on Patients with Moderate Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome- 2008 Brazil

https://www.atsjournals.org/doi/10.1164/rccm.200806-981OC?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori%3Arid%3Acrossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub++0pubmed&

Websites:

The IAOM: International Association of Orofacial Myology

https://www.iaom.com/

The Academy of Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy

https://aomtinfo.org/

Dr. Bobby Ghaheri, ENT

https://www.drghaheri.com/

Please refer to Academy of Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy for a more detailed explanation on the impact of maladaptive orofacial posturing on maxillofacial growth and development

https://aomtinfo.org/myofunctional-therapy.

The Institute of Myofunctional Studies

https://myofunctionaltherapy.org/myofunctional-therapy/