As we get older, our pharyngeal airways begin to close in with excessive tissue when we are sleeping because our airway muscles become more flaccid. Studies […]
Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy is a one on one therapy to neuromuscularly reeducate the muscles in the face, tongue and neck. This myofunctional therapy effects change in the chewing, breathing and swallowing functions.
ALF Appliance Some dental practitioners believe, working with the ALF (advanced light wire functional) appliance takes long to get the desired result. Actually, using the ALF […]
July 2, 2015
Thumb Sucking Dilema
Breast feeding babies and their need to suck
Will we allow our babies to breastfeed?
Breast feeding and facial development
By: Judith Dember-Paige RDH COM All tongue-tie revisions need to have Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy to help establish tongue-to-palate form, lip seal, with nasal breathing. […]
By: Judith Dember-Paige RDH COM Open Mouth Posture Mouthbreathing A mouth breathers’ maxillas and mandibles are more retrognathic. Palatal height is higher, over- jet is more […]
By: Judith Dember-Paige RDH COM Usually, when you think of healthy kids you have visions of children eating fruits and vegetables for a great source of […]
It is said that timing is everything. You may have heard of orofacial myofunctional therapy (OMT) popping up here and there in the U.S. over the past few decades.
By: Judith Dember-Paige RDH COM Open Mouth Posture Mouth breathing or open mouth posture usually means the tongue is resting down and forward while sleeping or […]
By: Judith Dember-Paige RDH COM Help your children achieve a healthy tongue up to the palate resting posture, lip seal with nasal breathing. Children and […]
July 2, 2015
Thumb Sucking Dilema
Breast feeding babies and their need to suck
Will we allow our babies to breastfeed?
Breast feeding and facial development
By: Judith Dember-Paige RDH COM All tongue-tie revisions need to have Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy to help establish tongue-to-palate form, lip seal, with nasal breathing. […]