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Butekyo Breathing Research:

Myofunctional Therapy

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 Buteyko Breathing as a key adjunctive to optimal oral and airway health.

An electrophysiological study of the sequential water swallowing. Gürgör. 2013
Assessment of the differences in masticatory behavior between male and female adolescents. Scudine. 2016
Causal relationship between malocclusion and oral muscles dysfunction/ a model of approach. Saccomanno. 2012
Cephalometric evaluation of the airway space and hyoid bone in children with normal and atypical deglutition. Machado. 2012
Chewing, Biting, Clenching, Bruxing and Oral Health. Paskay. 2016
Childhood Sleep-Disorder Breathing/ A Dental Perspective. Boyd. 2013
Co-ordination of spontaneous swallowing with respiratory airflow and diaphragmatic and abdominal muscle activity in healthy adult humans. Hardemark Cedborg. 2009
Compendium of continuing education in dentistry (Jamesburg, N.J. : 1995), Aldulaijan, H. A., Alsharif, S. B., Cohen, R. E., & Yerke, L. M, 2022
Continuous positive airway pressure therapy in obstuctive sleep apnea/ benefits and alternatives. Cao. 2017
Critical role of myofascial reeducation in pediatric sleep-disordered breathing. Guilleminault. 2013
Effect of speech therapy as adjunct treatment to continuous positive airway pressure on the quality of life of patients with obstructive sleep apnea. Diaferia. 2013
Effects of one-week tongue-task training on sleep apnea severity/ A pilot study. Rousseau. 2015
Effects of oral motor exercises and laser therapy on chronic temporomandibular disorders/ a randomized study with follow-up. Machado. 2016
Effects of Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy on Temporomandibular Disorders. De Felicio. 2010
Effects of Oropharyngeal Exercises on Patients with Moderate Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome. Guimarães. 2009
Efficacy of myofunctional therapy associated with voice therapy in the rehabilitation ofneurogenic oropharyngeal dysphagia: a pilot study, Almeida, S. T. de, Cassol, M., Fraga, B. F. de, & Santana Márcia Grassi. (2018)
European Position Paper on Rhinosinusitis and Nasal Polyps 2012. Fokkens. 2012
Histological Characteristics of Altered Human Lingual Frenulum. Lopes de Castro Martinelli. 2014
Lingual Frenectomy/ functional evaluation and new therapeutical approach. Olivi. 2012
Neural Control of Tongue Movement With Respect To Respiration and Swallowing. Sawczuk. 2001
Orofacial dysfunction, open bite, and myofunctional therapy. Jónsson. 2016
Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders (OMDs)/ Dx, Rx, Tx, & Px
Orofacial myofunctional disorders
Orofacial myofunctional disorders/ assessment, prevention and treatment. Paskay. 2012
Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy/ Why Now?. Moeller. 2012
Oropharyngeal Dysphagia in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome. Schindler. 2014
Orthodontics and sleep-disordered breathing. Guilleminault. 2011
Orthodontics and sleep-disordered breathing. Ruoff. 2011
Patients treated with orthodontic-myofunctional therapeutic protocol. Saccomanno. 2012
Pediatric obstructive sleep apnea and the critical role of oral-facial growth evidences. Huang. 2013
Phonoaudiological assessment of patients with obstructive sleep apnea. Diaféria. 2011
Relapse of anterior open bites treated with orthodontic appliances with and without orofacial myofunctional therapy. Smithpeter. 2010
Relation between maxillofacial form and respiratory disorders in children. Iwasaki. 2014
Short Lingual Frenulum and Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children. Huang. 2015
Sleep Problems as Predictors in Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder/ Causal Mechanisms, Consequences and Treatment. Um. 2017
Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Ehlers-Danlos Syndrom. Guilleminault. 2013
Swallowing and respiratory pattern in young healthy individuals recorded with high temporal resolution. Boden. 2009
Sympathetic skin responses in adult humans during sequential swallowing. Arıcı. 2012
Teenage sleep-disordered breathing/ Recurrence of syndrome. Guilleminault. 2013
The effect of orofacial myofunctional treatment in children with anterior open bite and tongue dysfunction/ a pilot study. Van Dyck. 2016
The effects of oropharyngeal–lingual exercises in patients with primary snoring. Nemati. 2015
The emerging field of orofacial myofunctional therapy. Moeller. 2012
The mandible advancement may alter the coordination between breathing and the non-nutritive swallowing reflex. Ayuse. 2010
The role of oral soft tissues in swallowing function/ what can tongue pressure tell us?. Kieser. 2013
TMD/ the great controversy. Jenkins. 2014
Validity of the ‘protocol of oro-facial myofunctional evaluation with scores’ for young and adult subjects. De Felicio. 2012
The oral motor debate part III: Exploring research and training needs/ideas, Bahr, D., & Banford, R. J. 2012, Oral MotorInstitute, 4(1).
The Oral Motor Debate Part I: Understanding tehProblem. Oral Motor Institute, 3(1), Bahr, D. 2011a
The Oral Motor Debate Part II: Exploring Terminology and Practice Patterns. Oral Motor Institute, 3(2), Bahr, D. 2011b

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