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exhibitors Ortho Tribune U.S. Edition | May 16, 201514 New advances in treatment, education from Myofunctional Research Co. By Myofunctional Research Staff R ecently, Myofunctional Re- search Co. (MRC) took the op- portunity to showcase the company’s latest development in patient education, advanced intraoral appliance technology and upper airway and neuromuscular dysfunction treat- ment systems. Patient education: Myobrace Activities app Airway and neuromuscular dysfunction has been identified as a major contributor to the cause of malocclusion, and based on modern research, myofunctional or- thodontics works to address these under- lying causes of crooked teeth. MRC has recognized patient compliance as a vital aspect of myofunctional orthodontics and that by encouraging patients to play an active role in their own treatment, impressive and stable results can be ob- tained. In order to foster this compliance, patient education performs an essen- tial function in Myobrace® treatment. Recently, MRC launched the company’s latest development in patient-education programs. The highly interactive Myobrace Activi- ties™ app is intended to be used in con- junction with the Myobrace appliances and is specifically designed to present consistent educational information to young patients, at a level they understand and enjoy. While trained auxiliaries play a necessary role in patient education, the app decreases the amount of time these staff members must spend on the educa- tion component of Myobrace treatment. MRC’s targeted Myobrace Activities are exercises that are focused on correcting the patient’s poor breathing, incorrect tongue position and dysfunctional swal- lowing patterns as well as strengthening lips and cheeks and correcting posture. By offering a sequence of videos dem- onstrating each of these activities then quizzing patients on how and why they should correctly complete the activity, the app encourages compliance and helps to ensure patients receive the maximum possible benefit from the Myobrace Ac- tivities program. The app is designed to engage the patient as well as provide an interactive environment with individual goals and incentives. While this series of activities has been intuitively structured to guide the pa- tient through the entire suite of activities in an order targeted toward providing the greatest benefit, there is an option for the practitioner to customize an activity se- quence for individual cases. Compatible with most desktop, tablet and mobile de- vices, the Myobrace Activities app is de- signed with children of all ages in mind. Intraoral appliance technology The Myobrace System™ is a highly devel- oped myofunctional orthodontic system, which combines myofunctional habit correction, arch expansion and dental alignment into one integrated system that satisfies the increasing parental de- mand for modern, early pre-orthodontic treatments. The intuitively structured Myobrace appliance systems have en- abled practitioners around the world to easily and successfully implement myo- functional orthodontic treatment meth- ods into their practice, the company as- serts. The Myobrace for Braces™ series, which was included in MRC’s 2015 product showcase, is a new addition to the Myo- brace appliance range. The Myobrace for Braces series is a three-stage appliance system, which facilitates the treatment of the habits causing malocclusion along- side simultaneous treatment with fixed orthodontic braces. The appliance series, which can assist in providing more stable orthodontic treatment results, incorpo- rates the B1 for habit correction, B2 for habit correction and arch expansion and the B3 for habit correction in the reten- tion phase with clear aligners. The Myobrace System by MRC is the world’s most advanced myofunctional orthodontic treatment system, accord- ing to the company. The system allows practitioners to treat more children ear- lier, improve patient flow and increase efficiency by delegation while providing financial benefits for the doctor and par- ent. Airway and neuromuscular dysfunction treatment systems Observations have highlighted an in- creasing number of 21st century children By combining education and goal setting with entertainment, the groundbreaking Myobrace Activities app encourages children to play an active role in their treatment. Photos/Provided by Myofunctional Research who exhibit upper airway or neuromus- cular dysfunction. For the past 25 years, MRC has identified these issues as a ma- jor cause of malocclusion. Furthermore, the medical profession has now recog- nized that this upper airway dysfunction can cause serious health issues such as behavioral problems, ADHD or learning difficulties in children as well as circula- tion or heart problems and obstructive sleep apnea in adults. MRC understands that correcting upper airway compromise and neuro- muscular dysfunction assists to unlock a child’s genetic potential for natural growth and development. Put simply, a child who breathes through the nose with correct tongue posture (in the max- illa) and swallowing patterns will most likely develop properly with little need for orthodontic treatment, whereas a child who mouth breathes and cannot posture the tongue correctly in the max- illa will have an aberrant swallow as well as most likely have a malocclusion and experience other airway-related health issues. As well as offering the potential for preventive pre-orthodontic treatment, MRC’s treatment systems can decrease the severity of malocclusion and often prevent the need for traditional extrac- tion and fixed braces techniques. As a result, MRC now has appliance systems, educational systems and clinical man- agement systems available to provide the dental profession with a new dimen- sion in profitable practice expansion. The Myobrace for Braces series is the newest addition to MRC’s Myobrace range. Mouth breathing contributes to airway dysfunction. These systems address upper airway and neuromuscular dysfunction and are beneficial for the health and develop- ment of a growing child. Additionally, MRC intends to expand the treatment to include breathing disorders in the adult population with a series of adult myo- functional sleep appliances, myOSA®. MRC’s advanced patient education, intraoral appliance technology and up- per airway and neuromuscular dysfunc- tion treatment systems allow practi- tioners to treat more patients, improve patient flow and increase efficiency by delegation as well as adding financial benefits for both the doctor and parent. To learn more about MRC’s myofunc- tional orthodontic systems, including the new additions launched during 2015, visit the website at myoresearch.com or attend a seminar. Here at the AAO To learn more about MRC’s myofunctional orth- odontic systems, including the Myobrace System, stop by the MRC booth, No. 1843.