Orofacial Myology Edmonton, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Posture Airway Integrated Research & Education Team, Edmonton; School of Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton; Enjoy Dental, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Can J Dent Hyg. 2023 Feb 1;57(1):61-68. eCollection 2023 Feb.
To demonstrate the effect of an orofacial myofunctional therapy intervention by an interdisciplinary team composed of a registered dental hygienist who is also a certified orofacial myologist (COM), a general dentist, and an orthodontist on the elimination of oral habits and changes in dental malocclusion.
This case study describes a 7-year-old female who underwent an individualized myofunctional therapy program and was given supervised education on a series of exercises targeting the muscles of mastication and facial expression over 5 months. Correct oral rest postures of the tongue and the lips were also established through therapy.
The intervention enabled the client to eliminate multiple oral habits, which corrected oral rest postures of the lips and tongue. This correction consequently improved the client's malocclusion and further prepared the client for future orthodontic treatment.
Myofunctional therapy facilitated the elimination of unfavourable oral habits that led to malocclusion. Eliminating oral habits better prepared the client for orthodontic treatment and retention. Use of an interdisciplinary team facilitates optimal client care.
通过由注册牙科保健师（同时也是认证口面肌功能治疗师）、普通牙医和正畸医生组成的跨学科团队实施口腔颌面肌功能治疗干预，来展示其消除口腔习惯和改变牙颌畸形的效果。
本病例研究描述了一名 7 岁女性，她接受了个性化的肌功能治疗方案，并在 5 个月的时间内接受了一系列针对咀嚼肌和面部表情肌的练习的监督教育。治疗还建立了正确的舌和唇的口腔休息姿势。
干预使患者消除了多种口腔习惯，纠正了唇和舌的口腔休息姿势。这种矫正继而改善了患者的牙颌畸形，并为未来的正畸治疗做好了准备。
肌功能治疗有助于消除导致牙颌畸形的不良口腔习惯。消除口腔习惯为正畸治疗和保持治疗做好了更好的准备。使用跨学科团队可促进患者得到最佳护理。
