Myofunctional Therapy Research:

Chewing Disorders

Myofunctional Therapy UK is committed to the provision of evidence based clinical treatment.

In this page you will find the latest research providing information and data validating Myofunctional Therapy as a key adjunctive to optimal oral and airway health.

• Influence of Human Jaw Movement on Cerebral Blood Flow T, Hasegawa Y, Ono T, Hori K & Nobuki. 2007. J Dent Res 86(1):64-68.

• Effects of unilateral jaw clenching on cerebral/systemic circulation and related autonomic nerve activity, Zhang M et al. 2012. Physiology & Behavior; 105:292-297.

• Natural teeth and cognitive function in humans. Scand J Psychol, Bergdahl M, Habib R, Bergdahl J, Nyberg L, Nilsson LG. 2007. Dec;48(6):557-65.

• Evaluation of the effects of mastication and swallowing on gastric motility using electrogastrography, Kimura Y et al. 2006. J Med Invest; Aug 53(3-4-):229-37

• Chewing reduces sympathetic nervous response to stress and prevents poststress arrhythmias in rats. Am J Phisiol Heart Circ Physiol, Koizumi et al. 2011. 301(4):H1551-8. doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.01224.2010

• Functional influence on sutural bone apposition in the growing rat, Katsaros C, Zissis A, Bresin A & Killaridis S. 2006. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. Mar 129(3):352-7.