Correction of abnormal tongue position using exercises and Removable appliances in children

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Disease of tongue, unspecified,

• Registration Number: CTRI/2025/06/089398
• Lead Sponsor: Dr Anoop Das P M

Brief Summary

Tongue is primarily a muscular organ that fills the functional area of mouth, It plays an active role in process like sucking, chewing, swallowing and speech production. Orofacial myofunctional disorder are characterized by inappropriate muscle function and incorrect habits involving tongue lips and jaw. One common manifestation of OMDs is low tongue posture, often associated with open mouth posture and incorrect swallowing pattern. Orofacial myofunctional therapy has been shown to improve swallowing pattern, reduce relapse after orthodontic treatments and enhance overall orofacial functions. The effectiveness of OMT can be influenced by additional interventions such as removable habit breaking appliances which are sometimes used  to support  the retraining process by providing mechanical assistance to correct tongue posture and other oral habits.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 2025-06-18
• Study Start: 2025-07-07

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

Children with the minimum distance between the dorsum of the tongue and palate equal or greater than 3mm in lateral cephalogram.

Exclusion Criteria

Children with tongue tie Tongue range of motion less than 50% in TRMR scale Medically compromised children Differently abled children.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Distance between the dorsum of the tongue and palate will be measured in mm from lateral	baseline and after 6 months
ceph and the outcome measurement will be used to evaluate the change in tongue posture in four	baseline and after 6 months
groups	baseline and after 6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Proclination of upper anterior teeth from both pre treatment and post treatment will be measured in	degrees
Transpalatal width will be measured in mm from both pretreatment and posttreatment analysis	baseline and after 6 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Annoor Dental College and Hospital; 🇮🇳 Ernakulam, KERALA, India

Annoor Dental College and Hospital

🇮🇳Ernakulam, KERALA, India

Dr Anoop Das P M

Principal investigator

9048403741

dranoopdaspm@gmail.com