Ya, ada. Berikut ini merupakan daftar jurnal atau bukti atau studi ilmiah dari mewing yang kami dapatkan dari Prof. John Mew dalam grup Facebook “Craniofacial Action Group”.
1/ Changes in growth direction during treatment . This was a pilot study comparing different treatments of ten matched cases with 10mm overjets, conducted by a senior consultant, David de Biase using Fixed Appliances and Dr Mew using Postural Appliances. The X-rays were traced by David and showed that the Fixed Appliances grew 24 degrees more vertically than the Orthotropic appliances, a huge difference. Student’s Test showed the results were “highly significant”. Growth Direction Following Fixed and Postural Techniques: a Prospective Consecutive Study of Matched Cases. Journal of Gnathologic Orthopedics and Facial Orthotropics. September 2015; 12-16.
2/ A comparison of twelve Identical Twins treated by different methods. All the twins were judged by ten lay observers who considered that those treated by fixed appliances were less attractive after treatment. They also needed more extractions and the teeth re-lapsed unless they were permanently retained. The appearance of the Orthotropic faces all improved except one and none of the teeth had relapsed ten years later. Twins probably provide the best opportunity for research in orthodontics and yet this study seems to be the only one ever undertaken. Facial Changes in Identical Twins Treated by Different Orthodontic Techniques. The World Journal of Orthodontics. 2007; 8: 174-188.
3/ A comparison of 16 excellent cases selected by orthodontists and 16 excellent cases selected by Orthotropists. The faces and teeth of the orthotropic patients were judged by six dentists and six lay people to be “Highly Significantly” better. Visual Comparison of Excellent Orthodontic Results with Excellent Postural Results? Kieferorthopädie 2015;29(4):1–15.
4/ A survey of the ratio of impacted canines within an orthotropic practice. Initially the international average for impacted canines was assessed from the published literature to be about 3.5%. At this rate one would have expected around 50 impactions within this practice over a five year period. In fact there were none within the treated patients although some older patients had arrived with impactions. Canine impaction: how effective is early prevention? An audit of treated cases. Stoma Edu J. 2015;2(2):114-119
5/ The Tropic Premise., “A delicate tropic mechanism overlays the genetic control of facial growth to allow adopted postures to guide the jaws and teeth into a satisfactory occlusion". This seems to be the first time that it was suggested that ‘Malocclusion is a postural Deformity’. “The aetiology of malocclusion: can the Tropic Premise assist our understanding”. British Dental Journal. 1981:151; :296-302.
6/ “Children who lack lower facial development tilt their heads back to maintain their pharyngeal airway”. “Disproportionate facial growth is to some extent disguised by this backwards tilting of the head, which maintains the facial plane while permitting major adaptive changes to occur in other parts of the cranium”. This is the main cause of sleep apnoea. “Facial form, head posture, and the protection of the pharyngeal space.”. ‘The clinical alteration of the growing face’. J.A.MacNamara, K.A.Ribbens, & R.P.Howe (Eds). Monograph 14, Cranio-facial growth series. Centre for Human Growth and Development, University of Michigan. 1983.
7/ 25 cases treated with Biobloc Semi-Rapid Expansion. “The net expansion had been 3.5 millimetres and this had subsequently not relapsed” (2½ years out of all retention). No other expansion appears to have achieved this success. “Relapse Following Maxillary Expansion: A Study of 25 Consecutive Cases” American Journal of Orthodontics. 83: 56-61 1983.
8/ Malocclusion is due to poor oral posture. “The Postural Basis of Malocclusion. A philosophical overview”. The American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics. 2004;126:729-738.
9/ A discussion of the cause and cure of TMD with examples and a clear conclusion. “The aetiology of temporomandibular disorders: a philosophical overview”. European Journal of Orthodontics. 19:249-258. 1997.
10/ Orthotropics and ENT problems. Attention is drawn to the relationship between a firm tongue to palate swallow and the pump action of the palatine aponeurosis. Suggests that most ENT problems could be cured by orthotropics because it aerates the Eustachian tube”. Middle ear Effusion; An Orthodontic Perspective. Journal of Laryngology and Otology. 1992:
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