50 Years of the IJOM: Perspectives and Future Directions in Orofacial Myology and Myofunctional Therapy
A special issue of International Journal of Orofacial Myology and Myofunctional Therapy (ISSN 2694-2526).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 61
Special Issue Editor
2. Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA
3. Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
Interests: dysphagia; voice disorders; motor speech disorders
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues
The first issue of the IJOM (then called International Journal of Oral Myology) was published in 1975, making 2025 its 50th anniversary! To commemorate this special milestone, we are launching a Special Issue of the journal called “50 Years of the IJOM: Perspectives and Future Directions in Orofacial Myology and Myofunctional Therapy”. This Issue will include a collection of articles from clinicians and researchers representing a variety of timepoints in the history of the International Association of Orofacial Myology (IAOM) and IJOM. We encourage submissions from clinical practitioners and researchers that highlight historical context, recent developments, and future directions in orofacial myology and myofunctional therapy.
I look forward to your contributions!
Dr. Nancy Pearl Solomon
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- airway orthodontics
- ankyloglossia
- bruxism
- craniofacial and maxillofacial development
- dental hygiene
- infant feeding
- orofacial and oropharyngeal myofunctional therapy
- sleep disordered breathing
- speech-language pathology
- tongue-thrust therapy
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