Myofunctional Therapy - Instrumentation
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Treating trismus with dynamic splinting: a case report.

27 Feb 2009 Trismus is a pathological condition of the muscles of mastication which commonly affects patients who have undergone dental procedures, oral surgery, and radiation therapy for head and neck cancer. The purpose of this case report is to describe the ... Read more...

Oral appliances in the management of temporomandibular disorders.

30 Jan 2009 Various types of oral appliances (OAs) have been used for over half a century to treat temporomandibular disorders (TMDs), but there has been considerable debate about how OAs should be designed, how they should be used, and what they actually do ... Read more...

Craniofacial growth in children affected by juvenile idiopathic arthritis involving the temporomandibular joint: functional therapy management.

30 Dec 2008 The aim of this study was twofold: 1) to asses the effects of a functional appliance on condyles damaged by juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). and 2) to evaluate its ability to reduce alterations in craniofacial development. STUDY DESIGN: ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Myofunctional Therapy - Instrumentation'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Lingual buttons to intercept lip-sucking habits. 30 Mar 2009
• Treating trismus with dynamic splinting: a case report. 27 Feb 2009
• Oral appliances in the management of temporomandibular disorders. 30 Jan 2009
• Craniofacial growth in children affected by juvenile idiopathic arthritis involving the temporomandibular joint: functional therapy management. 30 Dec 2008
• Neuromuscular diagnosis in orthodontics: effects of TENS on the sagittal maxillo-mandibular relationship. 29 Nov 2008
• Importance of patient's cooperation in surgical treatment for oral submucous fibrosis. 30 Mar 2008
• The anterior biteplane nightguard for neuromuscular deprogramming. 30 Jan 2008
• Development of an intraoral device for facial muscle retraining and its clinical application. 30 Dec 2006
• Children with Down syndrome: oral development and morphology after use of palatal plates between 6 and 48 months of age. 30 Dec 2006
• An evaluation of buccal shield treatment. A clinical and cephalometric study. 30 Dec 2006
• Instrumentation and measurement procedures in orofacial myology. 30 Oct 2006
• Dynamic presurgical nasal remodeling in patients with unilateral and bilateral cleft lip and palate: modification to the original technique. 30 Oct 2006
• The effect of tongue appliance on the nasomaxillary complex in growing cleft lip and palate patients. 30 Aug 2006
• Case report: surgeon and orthodontist work together from patient's birth. 30 Dec 2005
• ISMAR: an autotherapeutic device assisting patients from drooling to articulated speech. 29 Sep 2005
• Cephalometric evaluation of children with Down syndrome after early intervention with the stimulating plate. 30 Aug 2005
• An oral screen for early intervention in lower-lip-sucking habits. 30 Jan 2005
• Evaluation of a new concept of myofunctional therapy in children. 30 Oct 2004
• The effects of early preorthodontic trainer treatment on Class II, division 1 patients. 29 Sep 2004
• [Efficacy of treatment with hard and soft occlusal appliance in TMD] 29 Jun 2004

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Technical information about 'Myofunctional Therapy'

Definition: Training of the orofacial musculature, including modification of habits, in edentulous conditions, malocclusion, or temporomandibular joint disorders. (Dorland, 28th ed)

Descriptor UI: D020247

Alternative terms: Myofunctional Therapy; Myofunctional Therapies; Therapies, Myofunctional; Therapy, Myofunctional; Oral Myotherapy; Myotherapies, Oral; Myotherapy, Oral; Oral Myotherapies; Orofacial Myotherapy; Myotherapies, Orofacial; Myotherapy, Orofacial; Orofacial Myotherapies;

Related Mesh Headings: Facial Muscles;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; economics; history; instrumentation; methods; mortality; nursing; psychology; standards; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; ethics;

Tree Number: E02.190.599.750; E02.779.867.644;

History Note: 99