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International Journal of Orofacial Myology and Myofunctional Therapy, Volume 28, Issue 1

November 2002 - 5 articles

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Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy in Dysarthria: A Study on Speech Intelligibility

Jayanti Ray

Int. J. Orofac. Myol. Myofunct. Ther.2002, 28(1), 39-48;https://doi.org/10.52010/ijom.2002.28.1.3

1 November 2002

Various types of orofacial myofunctional disorders co-exist with speech problems in individuals with dysarthria. Controlled studies stating the efficacy of orofacial myofunctional therapy (OMT) in dysarthric individuals are very scant. The present st...

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Suffer the Little Children: Fixed Intraoral Habit Appliances for Treating Childhood Thumbsucking Habits: A Critical Review of the Literature

Nicholas L. Moore

Int. J. Orofac. Myol. Myofunct. Ther.2002, 28(1), 6-38;https://doi.org/10.52010/ijom.2002.28.1.2

1 November 2002

A critical review of the literature is presented covering the treatment of childhood thumbsuck.ing habits using fixed intraoral habit appliances (hayrake, palatal crib). The habit appliances are classified into type and function. Data is tabulated fo...

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Physiological Effects of an 8-Week Mechanically Aided Resistance Facial Exercise Program

Pascal H. H. M. van Lieshout,
Arpita Bose and
Aravind K. Namasivayam

Int. J. Orofac. Myol. Myofunct. Ther.2002, 28(1), 49-73;https://doi.org/10.52010/ijom.2002.28.1.4

1 November 2002

This paper describes a study that for the first time addresses the physiological effects of an 8-week mechanically aided facial exercise program, using the Facial-Flex device (Facial Concepts, Inc., Blue Bell, PA, USA) with four healthy individuals w...

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