Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy

Orofacial myofunctional disorders (OMDs), are disorders of the facial, tongue, and lip muscles and functions caused by oral breathing, tongue thrust, thumb-sucking, object-biting, and/or incorrect swallowing patterns.

Orofacial myofunctional disorders can cause:

• Open bites
• High and narrow palatal arc
• Chewing and swallowing issues
• Facial cosmetic problems: long and saggy face, facial asymmetry, weak lips
• Speech disorders, etc.

• A series of exercises
  • Re-patterning oral
  • Facial habits and functions
  • Eliminating habits caused by OMDs
  • Developing proper oral resting posture (lips closed, tongue up), which then helps eliminate oral-facial-skeletal abnormalities.