[Maxillofacial rehabilitation: success or failure? Why?].

Introduction: Most malocclusions are dysfunctional in origin and multidisciplinary care appears essential to correct as well as to maintain the orthopedic treatments performed. However, some "re-"educational therapies do not always deliver the desired results and the persistence of dysfunctions can thus compromise the stability of long-term results of orthodontic treatments.

Material And Method: Through a review of the literature, this article analyzes the former and current theories regarding maxillofacial rehabilitation.

Results: The two theories explaining failures in maxillofacial rehabilitation still need to be considered today because, so far, there are few data on the subject.

Discussion: The current evolution in the neurosciences makes it possible to achieve a better understanding and an improved technique regarding this type of reeducation, thus promoting greater adaptability on the part of the therapist.