Reeducation of specific speech articulation disorders caused by orofacial muscle imbalance with the help of myofunctional speech therapy

Phonetic disorders are errors of articulation and resonance phonemes, which, in the presence or absence organic changes phonoarticulatory organs, persist beyond acquisition perceptual articulatory skills. For correct production each vowel/consonant, structures apparatus come into contact a variable way, following finely coordinated movements, adopt certain position to allow emission sound. Orofacial muscle imbalances muscles functions face mouth. These can directly and/or indirectly affect breastfeeding, growth development facial skeleton, mastication, swallowing, resting tongue, speech- phonemic articulation, occlusion, temporomandibular joint (TMJ) oral hygiene, stability orthodontic treatment, aesthetics others. The swallowing mechanism depends on relationship between face, mouth pharyngo-laryngeal region, but also balance entire body system. Another important element that must be taken account, particular, is tongue. Dysfunctional - refers condition which there an alteration mouth-lingual movements act swallowing. Balancing oro-facial musculature through education re-education deviant breathing mastication difficulties, phonatory verbal alterations, malocclusion painful symptoms joint, different age groups done TMF (Myofunctional Therapy). Myofunctional therapy lead stable correction abnormalities, with positive effects for correcting speech disorders.