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Obstructive sleep apnea: focus on myofunctional therapy

PURPOSE: 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 thei...

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Autores principales: de Felício, Cláudia Maria, da Silva Dias, Franciele Voltarelli, Trawitzki, Luciana Vitaliano Voi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6132228/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30233265
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/NSS.S141132