Aim Bad habits result in altered functions which with time can cause anomalies of the
orofacial morphology. To solve these problems, orthodontic treatment can be supported by …

Aim The aim of the study is to analyse the prevalence of anomalous function of the orofacial
muscles and their aetiological factors in a small sample of paediatric patients, to evaluate …

Swallowing dysfunction is a frequent disorder among children and refers to an altered
tongue posture and abnormal tongue movement during swallowing. Removable functional …

BACKGROUND: Occlusion alterations can be associated to bad habits (such as thumb
sucking, oral breathing, atypical swallowing and labial interposition) which can lead to …

Aim The aim of this study is to report three cases that needed myofunctional and orthodontic
treatment and the good results achieved after the therapy. Orthodontic treatment alone, in …

Aim: Oral dysfunction, including thumbsucking, mouth breathing, and infantile swallowing,
leads to abnormal growth and development of craniofacial structures. This work is designed …

Abstract Objects Abnormal use of muscles of tongue and lips is called orofacial
myofunctional disorders (OMD). In this study, we aimed to investigate the interrelation …

Electromyographic activities of the temporalis and masseter muscles during mastication
were measured in patients who visited this clinic for orthodontic treatment of progenia. The …

Aim It was the purpose of this study to analyze the relationship between selected types of
malocclusion and specific types of static and dynamic orofacial dysfunction and to compare …

Tongue thrusting, deviate swallowing, mouth breathing, orofacial muscle imbalance, deviate
mandibular movement and malocclusion are the most important orofacial dysfunctions …