TREATMENT OF OPENBITE WITH MYOFUNCTIONAL THERAPY IN MOYAMOYA DISEASE PATIENT

Moyamoya disease is characterized by progressive bilateral narrowing of the internal carotid arteries(ICA) and their main branches, and formation of a fine vascular network (moyamoya vessels) at the base of brain. Mild intellectual or motor impairment, or both can be seen in moyamoya disease patient. Patients having intellectual disability usually have malocclusions associated with oral habits such as tongue thrusting, bruxism, or clenching. A patient with moyamoya disease and cerebral palsy visited Chonbuk National University hospital for dental examination. She showed mild openbite on anterior teeth, and had oral habits such as mouth breathing, tongue thrusting, and drooling. She was treated with myofunctional therapy(MFT) whose purpose was to strengthen orofacial muscles. Lip closing force and bite force were recorded to evaluate the muscle tone. Tongue crib was delivered to restrict tongue thrusting habit, since her compliance to the MFT was decreased after 6 months of treatment. With the MFT and tongue crib, the openbite was fairly improved. When myofunctional therapy has difficulty in obtaining good compliances, the treatment should not be effective enough. Although intellectually disabled patients are not compliant enough, thus a habit breaking device should be needed to treat the openbite caused by oral habits, dentist should make an effort to do MFT, since it could reduce a treatment period, and enhance the stability.

근기능요법을 통한 모야모야병 환자의 개방 교합 치료

비골격성 전방부 개방 교합은 대부분 구강 주위 근육 기능의 부조화로 인한 것이기 때문에 근기능요법을 통한 치료가 추천된다. 그러나 근기능요법의 시행 시에는 환자의 협조도가 필수적이기 때문에, 협조도가 충분하지 못한 경우에는 습관 차단 장치를 적극적으로 활용하는 것이 도움이 될 수 있다. 습관 차단 장치를 단독으로 이용하는 것에 비하여 근기능요법을 병행할 수 있다면 장치 치료의 기간이 단축되고 치료 후의 안정성에도 좋은 결과를 가져올 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.