Muscles of the tongue, lips, and jaw when used properly facilitate healthy arch development, straighten teeth for a natural smile, and improve overall appearance by facilitating healthy growth, and improve airway function. If airway function is compromised breathing habits may develop that compromise oxygen allocation to the brain, and other tissues.
Learning corrective habits support maintenance of healthy function of orofacial structures during the maturation process reducing likelihood of relapse. An assessment can determine if you are a candidate for om services. Learn about some of the indicators for orofacial myology services are provided here.
Proper oxygen allocation is essential during any phase of life for health physiological and psychological function. Our OM services can combine the learning of good breathing habit with orofacial myology for regulating oxygen allocation and effects on cognitive, physical, and emotional resilience.
Come to sessions in comfortable clothing with teeth brushed and flossed.
People who can benefit from Orofacial myology (OM) services range in age from very young to mature adults.
Children ages 2 through 11 can facilitate changes quickly during this phase of growth where adults may take more time depending on objectives. Developing OM learning habits while bones and muscles are in the growing stages can set precedence for optimizing development carrying into later years of maturation.
To move forward with OM a first step is to schedule for an Assessment.
Plan for 1-½ hours for the first visit. During the initial meeting measurements and photos are taken and learning activities provided. Progress is tracked over time. OM is a learning based model where you receive new exercises to practice each week. Consistency in doing the exercises is key for effective change. These exercises are fun, pain free, and engaging.
Typically, it takes about 4 months meeting once a week for effective change. Each visit after the evaluation takes about thirty minutes. Longer sessions can be scheduled depending on needs.
Exercises take about five minutes three times daily. Gains can be made when activities are accomplished with consistency, allowing results to occur in a short period of time. Both children an adults can enjoy this playful learning process for effective change.
People who can benefit from Orofacial myology (OM) services range in age from very young to mature adults.
Children ages 2 through 11 can facilitate changes quickly during this growth phase where adults may take more time depending on objectives. Developing OM learning habits while bones and muscles are in the growing stages can set precedence for optimizing development carrying into later years of maturation. Both adult and young people can create lasting appearance changes where orofacial habits play a role in facilitating desired outcomes.
To move forward with OM a first step is to schedule for an Assessment.
Plan for 1-½ hours for the first visit. During the initial meeting measurements and photos are taken. Progress is tracked over time. Each week new exercises are provided for you to practice. This is a learning based model where it is up to you to do the exercises to create the effective changes. The exercises are fun, pain free, and effective.
Typically, it takes about 4 months meeting once a week to achieve desirable objectives. Each visit after the evaluation takes about thirty minutes. Longer sessions can be scheduled depending on needs. Gains can be made when exercises are completed daily.
Orofacial activites take about five minutes three times daily. Doing the activities with consistency allows results to occur in a short period of time.
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After an assessment is completed if you or your child is a candidate who could benefit from services learning tutorials are scheduled with your educator. Learning tutorials provide fun activities for correcting and eliminating specific orofacial habits that compromise growth, facial features, oral structure, and or reduce the likelihood of relapse such as during orthodontic care.
Inappropriate oral habits such as thumb and pacifier sucking, and muscle behaviors of the tongue, lips, jaw, and face can be corrected to improve healthy function and natural appearance. When compromising orofacial habits are not addressed changes can occur in muscles and structure which if left unattended can lead to a number of dysfunctional disorders and parafunctional habits.
Muscles of the tongue, lips, and jaw when used properly support arch development, straighten teeth for a natural smile, and improve breathing habits to support better oxygen allocation to the brain, tissues, and cells and support overall appearance. Oxygen allocation is important during any phase of life especially in early years of growth. Early years of growth setting the stage for corrective patterns that can support healthy maturation, especially of orofacial structures.