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Myofunctional Therapy to Treat Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis



Conclusion:

Current literature demonstrates that myofunctional therapy decreases apnea-hypopnea index by approximately 50% in adults and 62% in children. Lowest oxygen saturations, snoring, and sleepiness outcomes improve in adults. Myofunctional therapy could serve as an adjunct to other obstructive sleep apnea treatments.

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Relapse of anterior open bites treated with orthodontic appliances with and without orofacial myofunctional therapy.

Conclusion:

This study demonstrated that OMT in conjunction with orthodontic treatment was highly effective in maintaining closure of anterior open bites compared with orthodontic treatment alone. 

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The effect of mouth breathing on chewing efficiency

Conclusion:

It takes a longer amount of time to complete chewing to obtain higher masticatory efficiency when breathing through the mouth. Therefore, mouth breathing will decrease the masticatory efficiency if the duration of chewing is restricted in everyday life.