Use of Hyperboloid without Oral Respirator
Nasal breathing promotes harmonious facial growth due to adequate lip sealing, mandibular position at rest and tongue contact with the palate, which promotes the natural expansion of the jaw in balance with the natural forces of the orbicularis oris muscle. Loss of this balance leads to postural and structural changes, especially in craniofacial morphology. (Andrade et al, 2005)
In a study conducted by Andrade under the supervision of 3 speech therapists and 2 orthodontists, with 40 children aged between 6 and 10 years, it was found among the participants that oral breathing and nasal obstruction can also be caused by bad habits.
This study highlighted that the stomatognathic system has a great capacity to develop adaptive patterns, being highly plastic and the dynamic balance of the masticatory muscles being responsible for the development of a physiologically balanced occlusion. (Andrade et al (2005)).
This study also emphasized that treatment should be initiated as early as possible, and the following results were found:
42.5% were class I, 50% class II 1st division, and 7.5% class III. In the children who presented class I (42.5%), 58.82% had half-open lips, 76.47% had a sagging upper lip, 88.23% had a thick and everted lower lip. 94.11% had sagging lower lips, 64.70% had asymmetrical cheeks, 82.35% had flaccid cheeks, 88.23% had rigid mental tone and open jaw posture at rest, 76.47% had decreased tongue tension, and 52.94% had a narrow palate. In the cases that presented class II 1st division (50%), 70% had half-open lips, 60% had an upper lip with flaccid tone, 90% had a thick and everted lower lip, 100% had a lower lip with flaccid tone, 70% had flaccid cheeks, 85% had a rigid mentalis muscle, 70% had an open mandibular posture, and 80% had decreased tongue tension. In the class III patients (7.5%), 100% had half-open lips, a thick and everted lower lip, sagging lower lip, sagging cheeks, mentalis muscle with rigid tone, and decreased tongue tension. They also presented cheek asymmetry and open mandibular posture at rest in 66%. It was concluded that all the mouth breathing patients evaluated presented some alteration in the phonoarticulatory organs and dental malocclusions. (Monograph by Dr. Fabianaa. Novo Borghi – 2016).
With this data, we clearly understand how important it is to use the Hyperboloid Masticating Instrument to restore balance to the stomatognathic system.
The Hyperboloid is a resource used in OFM (Functional Orthopedics of the Jaws) to promote postural changes in the neuromuscular system, which is one of the main shapers of bone growth, with the ability to influence the entire stomatognathic system.
In the case of mouth breathers, we follow the following exercise protocol:
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EXERCÍCIOS HB01, HB02, HB03: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SO_CuZ3qphY
EXERCÍCIO HB10: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwWeVyZodek
EXERCÍCIO HB11: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeavoSe6TOc
EXERCÍCIO HB13: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhUWKGmvgyU
EXERCÍCIO HB15: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u42mw_ZTmC0
EXERCISE HB15: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u42mw_ZTmC0
