OMDs

Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders (OMDs), defined as abnormal movement patterns of face and mouth. It is related to orofacial structure and muscular physiology.

Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy (OMT)

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MYOMUNCHEE

Myomunchee is a simple tool from Australia designed by dentist Dr Kevin Bourke to improve OMDs. It is a chewing device that improves your breathing, sleeping, oral activities and overall health for all ages. It is a great tool to facilitate oral myology training to maximise the benefits and the greatest thing is it only takes several minutes a day. For some kids under 6 year old, it shows significant result on improving the bite without any bracing.

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Orofacial Myology Assessment

Orofacial Structure

Nostril & Respiratory Tract
Palate
TMJ
Oral Frenulum
Occlussion
Tonsils
Ruggae/ Tori

Functional Assessment

Oral Rest Posture
Muscular movement
- Masticatory muscles
- Lip muscles
- Tongue muscles
Functional activities
- Eating (chewing & swallowing)
- Speech

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Examples

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Common OMDs Signs

Mouth breathing

Tethered Oral Tissues (TOTs)

Malocclussion

Drooling

Difficulty closing lips to swallow

Tongue thrusting food out

Speech Sound Disorder

TMJD

Sleep Disorder/Apnea

Difficulty chewing food

Short chin

Pediatric Feeding Disorder

Craniofacial Dysfunctions

Gum disease

Pacifier/thumb/finger sucking

Allergy

Adopted from:

The Academy of Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy (AOMT)