Myofunctional therapy. Part 1: Culture, industrialisation and the shrinking human face

Authors

  • K Boyd Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL
  • S Saccomanno Department of Health, Life and Environmental Science, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila
  • CJ Lewis Department of Dental Anthropology, University of Arkansas, Fayettville, AR
  • L Coceani Paskay Academy of Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy (AOMT), Pacific Palisades, CA
  • V Quinzi Department of Health, Life and Environmental Science, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila
  • G Marzo Department of Health, Life and Environmental Science, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23804/ejpd.2021.22.01.15

Keywords:

Diet, Weaning, Malocclusion, Prevention, Orofacial myofunctional disorders, Early orthodontic treatment, Darwinian dentistry, Craniofacial complex, Breathing

Abstract

METHODS: Culture, industrialisation and the shrinking human face: Why is it important? Over the past 300,000 years, not only has the way we consume food from birth through our lifetime changed, there have also been changes related to the methods of food preparation, availability, processing, and storage. These diet-related factors, along with other epigenetic factors, have led to a widespread increase in orofacial myofunctional disorders (OMDs) and resultant human malocclusion phenotypes (HMPs) worldwide. Currently there is an increasing need for resolution of HMPs in early childhood and associated OMDs. This review will include reports of cases and describe the nature of the problem and strategies for effective solutions.

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