How's My Airway?As a dental consumer/patient, what if your office isn't discussing your airway, then what? You begin the conversation and ask! This is...
See It Say ItIt is all about airway! Oxygen is our lifeline, we can only last a few seconds without it. As a dental professional what do I see or ask...
Myofunctional ExercisesOrofacial Myofunctional Therapy is exercise based to strengthen and tone muscles that are weak. During a full evaluation clients function...
Mouth BreathingMouth breathing begins with congestion, to make you feel like you can breathe you open your mouth since your nose is blocked. However the...
Mouth Breathing Upsets Oral BiomeAs dental hygienist treating Periodontal (Gum) Disease also includes identifying modifiable risk factors that change/improve periodontal...
Signs Myofunctional DisorderSo much of our health is affected by proper tongue position. Many of my clients have multiple signs, (listed above) and once the...
Identify Tongue Tie EasilyMany clients have regular dental cleanings but never told about their tongue tie. Cleaning teeth for 20 years as registered dental...
Signs of Mouth BreathingMost parents don't even realize their children are mouth breathing. When I ask parents if their child breathes through their nose or...
Myofunctional TherapyWhat does Myofunctional therapy do? Neuromuscular re-education or re-patterning of the oral and facial muscles. Exercises engaging face...
Tongue Tied ChildrenHow do you know if a child is tongue tied? How the function of the tongue engages in a swallow and moves in all directions. Tongue tie...