The Importance of Oral Development in Pediatric Orthodontics - The 6th International Dental Symposium

JP
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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 explores how fundamental functions such as tongue posture and swallowing influence dental arch development and inform appropriate orthodontic treatment choices. Practical approaches using new oral development appliances will be introduced, supported by clinical case examples that can be applied in everyday practice.

Japan

Dr. Ryosuke
Hayashi 林
亮助先生

Hayashi Preventive Orthodontics Clinic はやし矯正・歯列育成クリニック　

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.

Japan

Dr. Hidehiro
Abe 安部
秀弘先生

IXI Family Orodental Clinic · Pediatric Dentistry · Orthodontics イクシーファミリー口腔歯科・小児歯科・矯正歯科

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.

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