Research

Sleep:

• Effects of oropharyngeal exercises on patients with moderate obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
• Myofunctional Therapy to Treat Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
• Oropharyngeal and tongue exercises (myofunctional therapy) for snoring: a systematic review and meta-analysis
• Myofunctional therapy improves adherence to continuous positive airway pressure treatment
• Can myofunctional therapy increase tongue tone and reduce symptoms in children with sleep-disordered breathing?
• Critical role of myofascial reeducation in pediatric sleep-disordered breathing
• Reduced Regional Grey Matter Volumes in Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea
• Short sleep duration is associated with reduced leptin, elevated ghrelin, and increased body mass index
• Obstructive Sleep Apnea and the Risk of Cognitive Decline in Older Adults
• Mouth breathing, “nasal disuse,” and pediatric sleep-disordered breathing

Pediatric Airway:

• Establishment of nasal breathing should be the ultimate goal to secure adequate craniofacial and airway development in children
• Towards Restoration of Continuous Nasal Breathing as the Ultimate Treatment Goal in Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea

“Tongue ties”, Frenuloplasty:

• Lingual frenuloplasty with myofunctional therapy: Exploring safety and efficacy in 348 cases
• Ankyloglossia as a risk factor for maxillary hypoplasia and soft palate elongation: A functional - morphological study

Child “tongue ties”/sleep:

• A frequent phenotype for paediatric sleep apnoea: short lingual frenulum
• Short Lingual Frenulum and Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children