Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy

What is Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy?

Therapy to address orofacial myofunctional disorders (OMD’s)! OMD’s are irregularities with the form and function of the muscles of the oral and facial complex.

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Symptoms may include:

Mouth breathing
Tongue thrust or atypical swallow pattern
Persistent speech errors
Food aversions or limited food repertoire
Disturbed sleep, snoring, grinding teeth
Malocclusion or improper jaw growth
Improper body posture/ alignment
Prolonged oral habits (such as thumb sucking, pacifier use)
TMD and facial pain

In orofacial myofunctional therapy (OMT)..

...we use neurologic re-education to:

Eliminate oral habits that influence dysfunctional muscle patterns
Teach nasal breathing
Teach proper oral resting posture
Teach proper chewing and swallowing patterns
Correct any speech sound errors