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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
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myofunctional + | Experimental | A series of myofunctional exercises |
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| Myofunctional - | Active Comparator | No exercises |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myofunctional therapy (+) | Procedure | A series of myofunctional exercises performed in 10-20 sessions over 6 months |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 12months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Swallowing pattern | swallowing pattern (infant, adult or mixed) | 12 months |
| Articulation | articulation of l,n,d,t,s sounds. | 12 months |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D024343 | Open Bite |
| D009043 | Motor Activity |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D008310 | Malocclusion |
| D014076 | Tooth Diseases |
| D009057 | Stomatognathic Diseases |
| D001519 | Behavior |
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| ID | Term |
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| D020247 | Myofunctional Therapy |
| ID | Term |
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| D012049 | Rehabilitation of Speech and Language Disorders |
| D012046 | Rehabilitation |
| D000359 | Aftercare |
| D003266 | Continuity of Patient Care |
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| Myofunctional therapy (-) | Procedure | NO exercises; A series of myofunctional exercises performed in 10-20 sessions over 6 months is delayed by 1 year |
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| D005791 | Patient Care |
| D013812 | Therapeutics |
| D026741 | Physical Therapy Modalities |
| D003813 | Dentistry |