RESEARCH

Important research information that you will find useful when considering About Face, PLLC for your orofacial needs. 

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MYOFUNCTIONAL THERAPY

• Improving Dental Occlusion

• On TMJ Disorders

• More TMJ disorders

• For Open Bite

• Relapse Of Open Bite

• On Muscles

• Swallowing

• As an AID in Glossectomy for Oral Cancer

• Orthognathic surgery

• Bells Palsy

• Facial Paralysis

• Hair pulling

• More Hair pulling

• Thumb sucking related to hair pulling

• Overall body pain

• Chronic Back Pain

• Sleep apnea, tongue tie and back pain

​SLEEP APNEA 

• Effectiveness of Oral Myofunctional Therapy on snoring & sleep apnea

• Oral Myology used to treat upper airway resistance syndrome

• Oral Myology and obstructive sleep apnea

• Oral Myology and snoring

• A meta-analysis of the effect of myofunctional Orofacial  Myology therapy on obstructive sleep apnea PDF

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BREATHWORK

• Breathing re-education on bedwetting: PDF

• Buteyko breathing techniques in asthma: a blinded randomized controlled trial: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com

• The physiological effects of slow breathing in the healthy human: PDF

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TONGUE TIES

• A very clinical explanation of tethered oral tissues: PDF

• A study showing the effectiveness of tongue-tie releases with oral myology therapy PDF

• A study showing the connection of tongue-tie to a narrow roof of the mouth PDF

• Tongue-tie release with myofunctional therapy: https://doi.org/10.1002/lio2.297

• Tongue tie and more body pain

• Adult tongue tie

• More Adult Ties

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SLEEP APNEA, TMJ & TEETH GRINDING CORRELATION

• An evidence-based review of the connection between teeth grinding, sleep disorders and TMJ:  https://aadsm.org/docs/JDSM.1.1.27.pdf

• Mouth breathing: Adverse effects on facial growth, health, academics, and behavior https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20129889/

• Effect of mouth breathing on the shape of face and airway:  https://academic.oup.com/ejo/article/29/5/426/426214

• Study showing the importance of Oral Myology in combination with orthodontics when treating ‘anterior open bite’ 10.1016/j.ajodo.2008.07.016

• Effects of Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy on TMJ  Disorders 10.1179/crn.2010.033

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GAG REFLEX

• Acupressure

• Muscles and the Gag Reflex (PDF)

• Simple and effective method (PDF) 

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LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE

• Variations in the Lymphatic Drainage Pattern In The Head and Neck 

• Postoperative Orthognathic Surgery Edema Assessment With and Without Manual Lymphatic Drainage

• Three‐dimensional visualization of skin lymphatic drainage patterns of the head and neck

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MANUAL THERAPY FOR SWALLOWING DISORDERS

• Myofascial Release and Other Manual Techniques in Dysphagia Management.

• Application of Manual Therapy for Dysphagia in Head and Neck Cancer Patients: A Preliminary National Survey of Treatment Trends and Adverse Events

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FASCIA

• Reflections on osteopathic fascia treatment in the peripheral nervous system

• Tongue Ties, Restricted Fascia and Mouth Breathing

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FACIAL SCAR TISSUE RELEASE

• This case study suggests that massage therapy is beneficial towards the improvement of impairments associated with bilateral cleft lip and palate reconstruction scars. 

• This case report describes the physical and functional rehabilitation by physiotherapy of severely restricted mouth opening – the result of intra-oral acid burns. 

• Physical Management of Scar Tissue: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

• ​Massage Myths: Can You Really Break Up Scar Tissue, Knots, And Adhesions?