It is said that timing is everything. You may have heard of orofacial myofunctional therapy (OMT) popping up here and there in the U.S. over the past few decades. In 1978, I ventured into this field eager to learn more about the mouth exercises my son had benefited from as a patient with TMD. I studied the therapy rigorously, attending …

Yu-Shu Huang1 and Christian Guilleminault2* 1. Department of Child Psychiatry and Sleep Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and University, Taiwan, China 2. Sleep Medicine Division, Stanford University, Redwood City, CA, USA Aims: Review of evidence in support of an oral-facial growth impairment in the development of pediatric sleep apnea in non-obese children. Method: Review of experimental data from infant monkeys …

The American Association of Physiological Medicine and Dentistry (AAPMD) will host THE SILENT AIRWAY PROBLEM Its Impact on Development, Performance, and Health Open to all dentists, physicians, scientists and other health care professionals who research, treat, or have an interest in treating, patients with airway and sleep disorders. As an AAPMD Conference participant, you will… Witness the far-reaching effects of …

By Dr. Mercola www.mercola.com Orofacial myofunctional therapy is a profoundly useful treatment that may help treat the symptoms of a a wide variety of health issues, from opening airways to headaches, temporomandibular joint disorders (TMJ), to poor digestion, just to name a few. It may be the most profound therapy available for the treatment of mild to moderate sleep apnea, …