Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy: Why Now?

Cranio - Journal of Craniomandibular Practice

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 235-236

  Moeller, Joy L ^a  

^a Orofacial Myofunctional Therapist Pacific Palisades   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; FACE MUSCLE; HABIT; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE TRAINING; PHYSIOLOGY; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER; TONGUE;

FACIAL MUSCLES; HUMANS; LINGUAL FRENUM; MYOFUNCTIONAL THERAPY; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDERS; TONGUE HABITS;

EID: 84871875812     PISSN: 08869634     EISSN: 21510903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/crn.2012.035     Document Type: Editorial

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