Session
Dr. DH
10/ 3(Sat)
15:15 - 16:45
4F〜6F ホール C
Session 55
The Importance of Oral Development in Pediatric Orthodontics
小児矯正における口腔育成の重要性
Focusing on oral development in children, this session explains how fundamental functions such as tongue posture and swallowing influence dental arch growth and guide appropriate orthodontic choices. Practical approaches using new oral‑development appliances will be introduced, supported by clinical case examples for everyday application.
Lecturer
The Impact of Swallowing Function on Oral Function and Dentition
— Rethinking Oral Development in Children —
- Selecting appropriate orthodontic treatment from the perspective of oral development
- Establishing proper tongue function and swallowing patterns during childhood
- The impact of improved swallowing function on dentofacial growth
Many children with malocclusion present with oral functional problems that adversely affect jaw development and dentofacial growth. Among these, tongue function is closely related to both breathing patterns and swallowing function, and improving tongue function may provide the key to improving multiple aspects of oral function. This lecture will explain, through clinical cases, how impaired tongue function contributes to the development of malocclusion and how improving tongue function can promote jaw growth and improve malocclusion.
Lecturer
A New Functional Approach to Improving Oral Function
— Guiding the Transition from Infantile to Mature Swallowing in Just 15 Minutes a Day —
- A novel appliance for facilitating the transition from infantile to mature swallowing
- Quantitative assessment of the transition from infantile to mature swallowing
- The relationship between infantile swallowing and mouth breathing in children with oral functional developmental disorder
One of the characteristics of oral functional developmental disorder is the persistence of infantile swallowing. Although MFT is currently the primary treatment approach, it is performed under conscious control and therefore has limitations in influencing the unconscious swallowing pattern. Infantile swallowing is characterized by hyperactivity of the anterior oral musculature, including the buccinator muscle. The appliance introduced in this lecture is designed to facilitate improvement of the swallowing pattern under unconscious conditions, and measurements at our clinic demonstrated a significant reduction in buccinator muscle pressure during swallowing.
