Abstract
The growth and development of the brain guides the neurological development of the mouth. Conversely, the mouth is developmentally inscribed upon the maturing brain, and the neural networks of the brain are modulated by the oral sensory experiences. This ability of the brain for self-regulation of its structure and function according to oral sensory information is called plasticity of the brain or neuroplasticity, and it is reflected accurately in the anatomical representation of the mouth in the cerebral cortex. As we view the development of the mouth in this perspective, we are more aware that the mouth is essentially an information-processing system that builds the oral part of the brain and that the various functions of the mouth such as speech, chewing, deglutition, etc, are computational activities of the brain controlling the anatomy of the mouth and brain. In this context, the sensory input of orthodontic treatment may induce corresponding changes in the structure and function of the brain, which can be detected with neuroimaging methods.
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Pimenidis, M.Z. (2009). Orthodontic Avenues to Neuroplasticity. In: The Neurobiology of Orthodontics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-00396-7_10
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