Myofunctional Therapy in Open Bite - RCT
ConditionOpen Bite
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age6-10
SponsorPiotr Fudalej
About this trial
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
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
generally healthy children aged 6-10 years,
infant swallowing type,
open anterior occlusion (i.e. no contact between the maxillary and mandibular medial incisors),
mixed dentition
Disqualifiers
finger sucking habit (or similar) occurring within the last 6 months,
previous myofunctional therapy,
upper airway obstruction,
congenital craniofacial developmental disorder,
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Myofunctional therapy (+)
- Myofunctional therapy (-)
Treatment groups
80 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsLocations
Sponsors and collaborators
Piotr Fudalej
Lead sponsor
Jagiellonian University
Sponsor institution
Source ClinicalTrials.gov