The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if myofunctional therapy in 6-10-year-old children with infant type of swallowing and open bite is effective. Primary hypothesis: myofunctional therapy results in correction of open bite Researchers will compare a group in which myofunctional therapy is performed for 6 months to a group in which myoufunctional therapy will be delayed by 1 year. Participants will exercise according to a pre-established regimen and schedule
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
80
A series of myofunctional exercises performed in 10-20 sessions over 6 months
NO exercises; A series of myofunctional exercises performed in 10-20 sessions over 6 months is delayed by 1 year
Overbite
presence positive vertical (i.e. the upper teeth overlap the lower teeth) and horizontal (i.e. the upper teeth are positioned in front of the lower teeth) occlusion
Time frame: 12months
Swallowing pattern
swallowing pattern (infant, adult or mixed)
Time frame: 12 months
Articulation
articulation of l,n,d,t,s sounds.
Time frame: 12 months
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