Inclusion criteria were: Skeletal Class III orthognathic surgery patients; adults (age above 18 years), agreement to perform orthognathic surgery and to undergo all of the necessary procedures determined by the multidisciplinary team (i.e. orthodontic preparation, clinical orofacial myofunctional and electromyographic assessment, surgery, post surgery orthodontic treatment, post surgery clinical orofacial myofunctional and electromyographic assessment and orofacial myofunctional treatment when necessary). Exclusion criteria were: previous orthognathic surgery; previous head and neck surgery; neurologic and/or systemic diseases; facial trauma; syndromes; cognitive impairment; and communication and hearing deficits.

Inclusion criteria were: Skeletal Class III orthognathic surgery patients, adults (age above 18 years), agreement to perform orthognathic surgery and to undergo all of the necessary procedures determined by the multidisciplinary team (i.e. orthodontic preparation, clinical orofacial myofunctional and electromyographic assessment, surgery, post surgery orthodontic treatment, post surgery clinical orofacial myofunctional and electromyographic assessment and orofacial myofunctional treatment when necessary). Exclusion criteria were: previous orthognathic surgery; previous head and neck surgery; neurologic and/or systemic diseases; facial trauma; syndromes; cognitive impairment; and communication and hearing deficits.

Inclusion criteria for this group were: adults (age above 18 years); absence of stomatognathic system alterations; absence of alterations in the scapular region; complete permanent dentition (absence/extraction of the third molar was accepted); Skeletal and Angle's Class I facial pattern; and absence of malocclusion. Exclusion criteria were: previous orthodontic treatment; and history of previous oral motor intervention.

Once a week for six weeks, the experimental group received a forty minutes session of orofacial myofunctional treatment. A home exercise program was prescribed during each session. The protocol implies in continuous and daily practices - participants were asked to perform exercises at least three times a day. After the first six weeks, the experimental group underwent four sessions for maintenance purposes (two sessions twice a month and two sessions once a month). The total treatment duration was of five months.

improvement is verified through a clinical orofacial myofunctional evaluation using a standardized protocol with scores (orofacial mobility, masticatory/deglutition clinical performance, jaw movements) and by variations in the activation of the masseter and temporal muscles (surface electromyography)