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  1. Which breathing retraining technique involves having the patient inhale through the nose for 4 counts, hold for 7, and exhale through the mouth for 8 counts?

    Answer: 4-7-8 breathing

    The 4-7-8 technique conditions relaxed nasal breathing patterns and is used in myofunctional therapy to establish nasal dominance.

  2. When a myofunctional therapist uses a 'button pull' exercise, the primary target muscle group is:

    Answer: Buccinator and orbicularis oris

    Button pull exercises strengthen the lip seal muscles—buccinator and orbicularis oris—by resisting outward traction on a button threaded through the lips.

  3. In the PROMPT (Prompts for Restructuring Oral Muscular Phonetic Targets) approach adapted for myofunctional therapy, tactile cues are applied to which area to facilitate tongue elevation?

    Answer: The alveolar ridge behind upper incisors

    Tactile cues at the alveolar ridge guide the tongue tip to the correct rest and swallow posture just behind the upper incisors.

  4. A therapist instructs a patient to 'click' the tongue repeatedly against the palate to strengthen which muscle?

    Answer: Palatoglossus

    Tongue-click exercises build palatoglossus strength and increase tongue-to-palate contact pressure.

  5. Myofunctional therapists often use a palatal expander compliance check as part of orthodontic co-treatment. The therapist's role is to:

    Answer: Reinforce correct tongue posture against the palate to support expansion

    The therapist teaches proper tongue-to-palate resting posture so natural tongue pressure supports and maintains orthodontic expansion.

  6. Which technique specifically targets velopharyngeal closure and is used when hypernasality accompanies an orofacial myofunctional disorder?

    Answer: Masako maneuver

    The Masako (tongue-hold) maneuver increases posterior pharyngeal wall movement and velopharyngeal closure force.

  7. During tactile facilitation for tongue tip elevation, a therapist places a small amount of peanut butter or food coloring just behind the upper incisors. This method is classified as a:

    Answer: Gustatory/visual feedback cue

    Using taste or visual color as a target behind the incisors provides gustatory and/or visual feedback to guide tongue placement.