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Summary. The most significant findings of this study definitively establish the beneficial effects of orofacial myofunctional therapy on improving dental occlusion, decreasing dental open bite, and decreasing dental overjet. The results reported are actually quite conservative because of the method of measuring. Measuring and recording every tooth unquestionably dilutes the results which would have been achieved if only the anterior teeth had been used in the calculations. Some may question the small millimeter change as being significant. The change is reflective of the overall relative value change of incorporating all teeth within the dental arches and not limiting the analysis to only the anterior teeth. The secondary findings of the study confirm that age is not necessarily a factor in predicting success of a therapy program. Further, this study indicates that improvement of open bite and overjet can result from OMT without prior or concurrent orthodontic intervention. Keywords treatment efficacy, oral myofunctional therapy, dental occlusion Suggested Citation Benkert, K. K. (1997). The effectiveness of orofacial myofunctional therapy in improving dental occlusion. International Journal of Orofacial Myology, 23(1), 35-46. DOI: https://doi.org/10.52010/ijom.1997.23.1.6 American Journal of Orthodontics Volume 61, Issue 1, January 1972, Pages 38-44

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The purpose of this paper has been to explore the relationship between upper airway obstruction and craniofacial growth. A review of the literature and of a preliminary study by the author in collaboration with investigators at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh indicate both the spectrum of skeletal and dental configurations which are associated with upper airway obstruction and the significant changes in patterns of facial growth which are observed following removal of the obstruction. Four clinical cases were presented. While admittedly only case reports, these do illustrate the potential interaction between alterations in respiratory function and craniofacial growth pattern. The four clinical cases are representative of one type of facial problem which has been classically associated with the mouth-breathing individual; that is a steep mandibular plane. We fully recognize that there are many other manifestations of the environmental problem of upper respiratory obstruction. However, these cases do illustrate the relationship between function and form (i.e. obstruction and deviant facial growth). In order for this relationship to be more fully documented, data from controlled randomized clinical trials must be analyzed.

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