OMT of Hunt Valley, LLC

Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy is an integral piece of the pre and post frenuloplasty (release) puzzle.🧩

Therapy is recommended prior to a to ensure the muscles are maximized and functioning to the best of their ability which assists the provider in performing a thorough release.

Myofunctional Therapy post-release works to establish an adequate resting posture of the tongue and proper function of the orofacial complex.

Don’t let the missing puzzle piece impact your results … is a key piece to any functional frenuloplasty 👅

I want you to ask yourself: Do I breathe through my nose or mainly my mouth? Has my dentist told me I’m grinding my teeth? Do I frequently wake throughout the night? Is my tongue resting against the roof of my mouth?

Depending on your answer, you may have an undiagnosed airway issue, myofunctional disorder, or a combination of the two! Our body tends to compensate to help us thrive. So let us help you get to the root cause!

Even adult patients see results when correcting poor tongue posture & an improper swallow pattern! This case is still a work in progress but there are great benefits to correcting improper tongue position & function!

📍please note the pre-myo photo on the top showcases the only teeth occluding are the right molars (located to the left in the photo)

Our tongue plays a major role when it comes to the growth and development of our jaws & face, how we breathe, how we speak & swallow, and even how we sleep! 👅

If the tongue does not function properly then those muscles won’t be activated to support a healthy airway, proper growth and eruption patterns, and how we thrive in life! 👃🏼🫁🧘🏾‍♂️🦷

It’s never too late to start Myofunctional Therapy! 👅

Tongue function, posture, and range of motion can impact our day to day activities including our sleep! There is no need to wait - reach out to your local therapist to see how they can help 😁


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What a wonderful conference with a plethora of fabulous therapists & different modalities to optimize patient care and results!

One of the main goals of Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy is to eliminate mouth breathing and establish dominant nasal breathing 👄👃🏼

Now is the time to seek out a Certified Orofacial Myologist or Myofunctional Therapist to help reduce the symptoms of OSA in children & adults.

ATTN: ATHLETES 🏀🥍⚽️🎾🏑

Where is your tongue resting during activity? Are you breathing through your mouth and not your nose?

Improve your performance and strength by resting tongue in palate and dominant nasal breathing 👃🏼👅

Can’t seem to keep your elevated or have trouble ? Contact your local for help 💪🏽

Work, work, work, work, work… 💪🏽👅

Happy Wednesday!

Where is your tongue resting? 👅

The rest position or rest posture of our tongue impacts , our breathing, and it even activates our rest and digest messages to the brain 🧠

Recurring ear infections can be a sign of low tongue posture (where the tongue rests/functions in the floor of the mouth), restricted or limited mobility of the tongue, and or a dysfunctional swallow pattern.

When the tongue is able to reach, rest, and function in the palate (roof of mouth), the pressure from an adequate swallow will help to flush the eustachian tube of residual fluid which leads to a less likely hood of ear infections!

Find an or near you to help correct your dysfunctional swallow pattern, restricted tongue mobility, or low resting tongue posture!

Sleep disordered breathing is a scale of symptoms that include mouth breathing during the day or night. Too many symptoms may lead to a diagnosis of Sleep Apnea! We must get to the root cause of sleep disordered breathing, mouth breathing, and upper airway resistance syndrome!

Early birds get the worm 🐛

Stay cool today everyone!

Is YOUR tongue trying to escape each time you swallow?! 😜

A will help you determine WHY your tongue is thrusting forward! 👅

The tongue must have adequate space in order to live and rest comfortably in the palate! If the garage (palate/roof of mouth) is too small, the car (tongue) will not fit 👅🚙🏠

📚Educating myself and gaining knowledge for my patients….it FUELS, EXCITES, & MOTIVATES me to the fullest!!

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Don’t forget…Myofunctional therapists are also here to help patients eliminate noxious oral habits like digit or thumb sucking habits! 👍🏽✌🏿☝🏻

“Tongue-Tied" or Ankyloglossia is classified when the band of tissue under your tongue is short & tight, restricting the tongue's range of motion & function.

This little band of tissue can impact speech, cause an increase in dental decay, affect breastfeeding & latch, alter proper swallowing, create body compensations, & impede adequate airway function! These are just to name a few complications. 😮

Find a provider who is trained in diagnosing Tethered Oral Tissues to help determine how severe your restriction is! 👅

Conversations we need to be having in the dental chair. Thank you .orofacial 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

The early, the better! Screening all patients for myofunctional disorders, airway restriction, and poor craniofacial growth patterns is the key to helping them achieve optimal health!

All the possibilities of low tongue posture!

👅 Low tongue posture

When your tongue rests low in the floor of the mouth, chronic mouth breathing often takes place.

Chronic mouth breathing affects craniofacial growth & development since the jaw is hinged open and grows in a downward pattern creating a dolichocephalic appearance, underdeveloped facial muscles, and poor jaw definition.

An orofacial myofunctional assessment helps determine WHY patients have low tongue posture and what steps are needed to correct it!

Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy is an individualized, exercise-based therapy that retrains the orofacial muscles to function properly.

By correcting maladaptive muscle patterns, patients are able to function better during speech, chewing, swallowing, and breathing.

Thank you for the shoutout Dr. Shin and Cockeysville Dental! It's great seeing progress pics of our wonderful patients! Very excited for the end results! Collaboration is key 🔑