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Discussing tongue thrust – what it is and how myofunctional therapy can help, part 4

This post is the fourth in a series on tongue thrust and how myofunctional therapy can help treat it. If you haven’t read parts 1-3 yet, I recommend you do before continuing. Symptoms of tongue thrust (continued) Furthermore, all of the air flowing through the mouths of mouth breathers causes their saliva to dry. As saliva dries it becomes more […]

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Discussing tongue thrust – what it is and how myofunctional therapy can help, part 3

This post is the third in a series on tongue thrust and how myofunctional therapy can help treat it. If you haven’t read parts 1 and 2 yet, I recommend you do before continuing. Symptoms of tongue thrust Regardless of the type of thrust, the symptoms are largely the same. Let’s take a look at the symptoms of tongue thrust […]

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Discussing tongue thrust – what it is and how myofunctional therapy can help, part 2

This post is the second in a series on tongue thrust and how myofunctional therapy can help treat it. If you haven’t read part 1 yet, I recommend you do before continuing. Types of open bite and their presentation (continued) Anterior thrust – this type of open bite is characterized by extreme protrusion of the upper incisors, with the lower […]

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Discussing tongue thrust – what it is and how myofunctional therapy can help, part 1

In our previous series, we looked at how myofunctional therapy can help treat a number of the most common orofacial myofunctional disorders, or OMDs. Next, we’ll take a deep dive into just one of those common OMDs – tongue thrust. We’ll discuss what it is, how it works, the symptoms and negative outcomes it causes, and how a myofunctional therapist […]

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Treatment of OMDs with Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy – Part 4

This post is the third in our four part series on treatment of OMDs with myofunctional therapy. If you haven’t read parts 1, 2, and 3 yet, I recommend you do before continuing. Treatment of tongue tie and lip tie with myofunctional therapy In many cases, a overgrown or misshapen frenulum either doesn’t cause a problem, or stretches out over […]

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Treatment of OMDs with Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy – Part 3

This post is the third in our four part series on treatment of OMDs with myofunctional therapy. If you haven’t read parts 1 and 2 yet, I recommend you do before continuing. Treatment of tongue tie and lip tie with myofunctional therapy Tongue tie is a condition where the lingual frenulum – the small membrane of tissue that connects the […]

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Treatment of OMDs with Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy – Part 2

This post is the second in our four part series on treatment of OMDs with myofunctional therapy. If you haven’t read part 1 yet, I recommend you do before continuing. Treatment of sleep apnea with myofunctional therapy Sleep apnea is a condition where the airway is restricted or blocked during sleep, causing the sleeper to run out of oxygen and […]

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Treatment of OMDs with Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy

Treatment of orofacial myofunctional disorders (OMDs) In our last series of posts, we looked at symptoms of orofacial myofunctional disorders, or OMDs. This time, we’ll discuss how to relieve those symptoms and combat their underlying causes with orofacial myofunctional therapy (OMT). There are many types of OMDs, but most of them have to do with improper posture of the muscles […]

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Welcome to the Southwest Myofunctional Therapy blog – part 3

This post is the third in a three part series on orofacial myofunctional disorders and orofacial myofunctional therapy. If you haven’t read parts 1 and 2 yet, I recommend you do before continuing. Types of orofacial myofunctional disorders (continued) Sleep disordered breathing and obstructive sleep apnea Obstructive sleep apnea, or OSA, is a condition where the upper airway is blocked […]

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Welcome to the Southwest Myofunctional Therapy blog – part 2

This post is the second in a three part series on orofacial myofunctional disorders and orofacial myofunctional therapy. If you haven’t read part 1 yet, I recommend you do before continuing. Types of orofacial myofunctional disorders (continued) Tongue Tie Ankyloglossia, more commonly known as tongue tie, is an OMD that decreases the mobility of the tongue tip. Tongue tie is […]

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