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Retrain oral, lingual, and facial muscles to facilitate correct resting posture of tongue, lips, and jaw; Establish mature swallowing patterns; Prevent relapses after orthodontic treatment; Improve the relationship between dental arches; reduce open bite and overjet; Maintain overall facial muscle tone needed for chewing, swallowing, and speech
Mewing is a form of oral posture training purported to improve jaw and facial structure. [1] It was named after Mike and John Mew, the controversial British orthodontists who created the technique as a part of a practice called "orthotropics". [2]
Oral myology (also known as "orofacial myology") is the field of study that involves the evaluation and treatment (known as "orofacial myofunctional therapy") of the oral and facial musculature, including the muscles of the tongue, lips, cheeks, and jaw.
It is frequently associated with backward and lateral flexion of the neck and either widely opened mouth or jaw clenching. Frequently a result of antiemetics such as the neuroleptics (e.g., prochlorperazine) or metoclopramide. Can be caused by Chlorpromazine. Oromandibular dystonia: muscles of the jaw and muscles of tongue
Jax went viral for her TikTok showcasing her before-and-after appearances during jaw surgery. Woman leaves TikTok speechless with post-jaw-surgery transformation: 'I didn't expect that' [Video ...
John Mew (born in 1928) [1] is a British orthodontist.He is the founder of orthotropics and mewing. [2] Orthotropics is a form of oral posture training that claims to guide facial growth and is not supported by mainstream orthodontists.
Cataplexy manifests itself as muscular weakness which may range from a barely perceptible slackening of the facial muscles to complete muscle paralysis with postural collapse. [7] Attacks are brief, most lasting from a few seconds to a couple of minutes, and typically involve dropping of the jaw, neck weakness, and/or buckling of the knees.
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