{"id":1838,"date":"2024-11-08T17:28:57","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T17:28:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicis.pt\/dental-treatments\/speech-and-myofunctional-therapy\/"},"modified":"2025-12-30T14:47:59","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T14:47:59","slug":"speech-and-myofunctional-therapy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/medicis.pt\/en\/dental-treatments\/speech-and-myofunctional-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Speech and Myofunctional Therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Speech and Myofunctional Therapy<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>

Speech therapy and myofunctional therapy play a key role in promoting well-being and quality of life, helping individuals overcome difficulties in communication, breathing, chewing, swallowing, among other orofacial functions.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

At Cl\u00ednica Medicis Dental in Leiria, we offer an integrated and specialized approach that allows you to treat these conditions effectively, helping both children and adults to improve their functionality and develop more efficient communication.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>

What is Speech Therapy?<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>

Speech therapy is an area of health that focuses on the prevention, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of human communication disorders, whether they are related to speech, language, voice, or fluency.<\/p>\n

It is an intervention that is aimed at both children and adults who have difficulties in different aspects of communication, such as:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Articulatory difficulties: Problems in the correct production of sounds, such as the inability to pronounce certain letters or syllables.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Articulatory difficulties: Problems in the correct production of sounds, such as the inability to pronounce certain letters or syllables.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Fluency disorders: Problems such as stuttering or altered speech rhythm.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Voice changes: Difficulties related to vocal intensity, quality or tone.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Speech therapy develops communication skills essential for academic and professional success and to improve quality of life and social interaction.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>

What is Myofunctional Therapy?<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>
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Myofunctional therapy is a subspecialty within speech therapy that focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of dysfunctions of the orofacial system,<\/span> especially with regard to the muscles of the mouth, tongue, and face.<\/p>\n

These myofunctional dysfunctions can be associated with incorrect oral habits, such as finger sucking, lingual interposition, or breathing problems, such as predominantly oral breathing.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Orofacial myofunctional disorders can affect several functions, including:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>