A Remedy for Malocclusion and Functional Disorders Problems related to breathing and eating are common in children. These are very important functions of oro-facial region which if gone wrong may affect growth (physical as well as mental), posture of the body, sleep, and development of jaws and alignment of teeth, and overall health over a life course. Correcting functions at an early age can improve the quality of life of an individual from infancy through adulthood.
If left untreated, the effects of functional disorders may have a profound effect of growth and development and performance of the individual. Studies have reported that mouth-breathing is a major risk factor for tension-headache, sleep apnea, hypertension, stroke, etc . Oro-facial myotherapy deals with the correction of functions by Inculcating nasal breathing for better respiration leading to better oxygenation of blood…
