%0 Journal Article
%T Obstructive sleep apnea: focus on myofunctional therapy
%A Cl¨¢udia Maria de Fel¨ªcio
%A Franciele Voltarelli da Silva Dias
%A Luciana Vitaliano Voi Trawitzki
%J Archive of "Nature and Science of Sleep".
%D 2018
%R 10.2147/NSS.S141132
%X Orofacial myofunctional therapy (OMT) is a modality of treatment for children and adults with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to promote changes in the musculature of the upper airways. This review summarizes and discusses the effects of OMT on OSA, the therapeutic programs employed, and their possible mechanisms of action
%K sleep-disordered breathing
%K myofunctional therapy
%K oropharyngeal exercises
%K speech therapy
%K oral motor exercises
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6132228/