Resources
Check out some of my favorite resources for proper development and airway health.
Research
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Books
"Breath" by James Nestor
"Close Your Mouth" by Patrick McKeown
"The Oxygen Advantage" by Patrick McKeown
"Tongue-Tied" by Richard Baxter, DMD
"The Dental Diet" by Dr Steven Lin
"Nobody Ever Told Me (Or My Mother) That!"by Diane Bahr
"Sleep Interrupted" by Dr Steven Park
"Jaws: The Story of a Hidden Epidemic" by Sandra Kahn and Paul R. Ehrlich
"Six-Foot Tiger, Three-Foot Cage: Take Charge of Your Health by Taking Charge of Your Mouth" by Dr. Felix Liao, DDS
"Baby-Led Weaning" by Gill Rapley PhD, Tracey Murkett, et al.
Research
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Research showing effectiveness of myofunctional therapy in correcting atypical swallow https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32367149/
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Oral Myofunctional Therapy to treat sleep apnea https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/57/4/323/htm
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Oral Myofunctional Therapy to treat sleep disordered breathing in children https://www.sleep.theclinics.com/article/S1556-407X(14)00025-3/abstract
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Effect of breathing on bed wetting PDF
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Tethered oral tissues PDF
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Evidence based review of connection between teeth grinding, sleep disorders and TMJ https://aadsm.org/docs/JDSM.1.1.27.pdf
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Mouth breathing effect on the shape of face and airway https://academic.oup.com/ejo/article/29/5/426/426214
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Mouth breathing and pediatric sleep-disordered breathing 10.1007/s11325-015-1154-6
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Case report: Multidisciplinary treatment of obstructive sleep apnea and dental malocclusion
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Evaluating the Impact of Myofunctional Therapy on Orthodontic Treatment Outcomes
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The Influence of the Tongue on the Development of Dental Malocclusion