Myofunctional Therapy Research

Speech Lisps

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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.

MBGR protocol of orofacial myofunctional evaluation with scores. Marchesan IQ1, Berretin-Félix G, Genaro KF. Int J Orofacial Myology. 2012 Nov;38:38-77.
Relationship of tongue-thrust swallowing and anterior open bite with articulation disorders: a clinical study. Khinda V, Grewal N. J Indian Soc Pedod Prev Dent. 1999 Jun;17(2):33-9.
Tongue strength: Its relationship to tongue thrusting, openbite, and articulatory proficiency. Dworkin JP, Culatta RA. Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders. 1980. 45, 277-282.
Tongue thrust swallow, speech articulation, and age. Fletcher, SG, Casteel RL, & Bradley DP. Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders. 1961. 26, 219.
Treatment of children with speech oral placement disorders (OPDs): a paradigm emerges, Communication Disorders Quarterly, Bahr, D., Rosenfeld-Johnson, S. 2010
Oral motor assessment and treatment: Ages and stages, Boson, MA: Allyn & Bacon, Bahr, D. 2001
Stomatognathic system screening in preschoolers and its importance for the elaboration of an intervention program in health, Baldrighi Sílvia Elaine Zuim de Moraes, César Carla Patrícia Hernandez Alves Ribeiro, Guedes-Granzotti, R. B., Oliveira, A. C. de, Santos, I. D. dos, & Santos, J. C. dos. 2019