Research Resources

Myofunctional Therapy and Atypical Swallow (also called: Tongue Thrust Swallow)

• Research study showing effectiveness of myofunctional therapy in correcting atypical swallow: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32367149/

• A Meta Study evaluating the effectiveness of myofunctional therapy for adults with atypical swallow: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7522100/

Myofunctional therapy and sleep apnea

• Research study on effectiveness of Oral Myofunctional Therapy on snoring & sleep apnea: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25950418

• Medical Review article on using Oral Myofunctional Therapy to treat sleep apnea https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/57/4/323/htm

• Research study on Oral Myofunctional Therapy to treat sleep disordered breathing in children https://www.sleep.theclinics.com/article/S1556-407X(14)00025-3/abstract

• Case report on Oral Myofunctional Therapy used to treat upper airway resistance syndrome https://aomtinfo.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Case-Report-UARS-Myofunctional-Therapy-12.2015-Correa.pdf

• Research paper on effect of oral pharyngeal muscle exercises to treat mild - moderate sleep apnea https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcdt.2016.08.014

• Systemic Review and meta analysis on using Myofunctional Therapy to treat obstructive sleep apnea https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4402674/

• Systemic review and meta analysis on using myofunctional therapy to treat snoring https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00405-017-4848-5

• Effect of sleep disordered breathing in children. Sleep disordered breathing is associated with daytime problematic behaviors, hyperactivity, and emotional difficulties. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3313633/

• Meta analysis of effect of myofunctional therapy on obstructive sleep apnea PDF

• The Role of Myofunctional Therapy in Treating Sleep-Disordered Breathing: A State-of-the-Art Review https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8306407/?fbclid=IwAR2vYuZsNA_IbszW7vPywe5gciPWoX2IAH4J5SsgDD-yM0qADBMREkpsuDA

• Effect of myofunctional therapy on children with obstructive sleep apnea: a meta-analysis. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1389945720303555?via%3Dihub

• Review of benefits of myofunctional therapy to treat obstructive sleep apnea either as a stand alone treatment or in conjunction with other treatments: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8066493/

• A systematic review of literature on the effectiveness of myofunctional therapy on reduction of snoring: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00405-017-4848-5

Myofunctional therapy’s effect on bed wetting

• Effect of breathing re-education on bed wetting: PDF

Combined effect of tongue tie release surgery with myofunctional therapy

• A very clinical explanation of tethered oral tissues: PDF

• A study showing the effectiveness of tongue tie releases with myofunctional therapy PDF

• A clinical dissection of tongue ties a paper describing the anatomy of a tongue tie: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/330756535_What_is_a_Tongue_Tie_Defining_the_anatomy_of_the_in-situ_lingual_frenulum

• Research study defining tongue tie https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11325-016-1452-7

• A description of a ‘functional release’ combining myofunctional therapy with a tongue tie release https://www.lightscalpel.com/publications/tongue-tie-functional-release/

• A study demonstrating both safety and effectiveness of myofunctional therapy and tongue tie release of professional singers and professional speakers: https://ijom.iaom.com/journal/vol49/iss1/1/?fbclid=IwAR3p6e6yRIBeMOMbMyp9p_ouhCearKTrbiIuMuqjWw2Z7EFEXSpXJ8FdNS8

Combined effect of myofunctional therapy and orthodontics

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

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

Effect of Myofunctional Therapy on TMJ pain, clenching & grinding

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

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

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

• Study showing the effectiveness of myofunctional therapy on treating TMJ pain: https://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/bam/article/view/6759

• Study showing the connection between dysfuntional swallowing pattern on TMJ pain: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7135951/

Neck and shoulder pain

• Study showing improvement of neck and shoulder pain with breathing re-education https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25141528/

Mouthbreathing

• The health benefits of nose breathing https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/document?repid=rep1&type=pdf&doi=518e51c3807f277b38c313062532f75211e080cf

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

• Mouth breathing, “nasal disuse,” and pediatric sleep-disordered breathing 10.1007/s11325-015-1154-6

Lip Seal

• Research study showing the effect of myofunctional therapy on the ability for the lips to stay closed during the day and night: https://eprints.lib.hokudai.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/2115/67351/1/18_Junichiro%20Iida.pdf

Connection between pelvic floor dysfunction and tongue tie

• This article discusses the connection between tongue tie and the pelvic floor https://journals.lww.com/jwphpt/abstract/2023/10000/ankyloglossia,_a_contributor_to_pelvic_pain__a.8.aspx