Myofunctional therapy

Introduction: Myofunctional therapy

Description of Myofunctional therapy

Myofunctional therapy: therapy of malocclusion and other dental and speech disorders utilizing muscular exercises of the tongue and lips; most often intended to alter a tongue thrust swallowing pattern.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Myofunctional therapy: Training of the orofacial musculature, including modification of habits, in edentulous conditions, malocclusion, or temporomandibular joint disorders. (Dorland, 28th ed).
Source: MeSH 2007

Myofunctional therapy: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Myofunctional therapy:

• Myofunctional
• Therapy

Terms associated with Myofunctional therapy:

Terms Similar to Myofunctional therapy:

• Oral Myotherapy

Source - MeSH 2007

Related Topics

• Facial Muscles

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Myofunctional therapy

• Musculoskeletal Manipulations

Source - MeSH 2007

Hierarchical classifications of Myofunctional therapy

The following list attempts to classify Myofunctional therapy into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Therapeutics
  • Complementary Therapies
    • Musculoskeletal Manipulations
      • Myofunctional Therapy

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Therapeutics
  • Musculoskeletal Manipulations
    • Myofunctional Therapy

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