Oral-Facial Advantage Program Description
It begins by eliminating any noxious oral habits that can be detrimental to the treatment and long term success of your and my program.
Once eliminated, we train a neutral oral resting posture which tones and/or relaxes the muscles and tissues of the tongue, throat, jaw, face, head, and neck.
This sets the patient up to have the correct toning and tongue positioning for the deglutition program. They begin with the swallowing of water, then soft, medium, hard, and mixed foods. From snacks to main meals, until the corrected practice is naturally a part of their daily life.
Throughout the program their sleep pattern is being reset. Their upper airway is being toned from all angles, they have a new beneficial oral resting posture, and the re-trained swallow pattern is being repeated throughout the night, locking in muscle memory for long-term oral-facial comfort.
This training works hand-in-hand with your therapy to get your patient to the finish line. Helping with that last nudge towards clearer pronunciation. Working with you step-by-step along the way.
5 Disorders that May be Holding Your patient's back from better pronunciation
Where the tongue rests in the mouth dictates its ability to move into position for specific letters, and how toned it is to reach those positions.17,18,19,35,36
Incorrect Tongue Resting Posture: Can cause the palate to narrow and vault, crowding the teeth and making the nasal cavity smaller, making some sounds very difficult to achieve17,18,19
A condition where the tongue has a varying degree of restriction (a reduced range of motion). This prevents the tongue from reaching proper positioning during eating, swallowing, breathing, sleeping, and speaking, causing the muscles and tissues in the head and neck region to over-compensate. This has many side-effects.
Can affect: "t," "d," "z," "s," "th," "r," and "l."25,26,27,28,29,30
How the tongue moves and where it presses against during a swallow. The lack of control they have over their tongue can have a disruptive impact on the tissues and skeletal structure of the oral cavity.17,18,19
Changes facial features, oral structures, flaccid facial muscles, sounds nasally if airway is blocked, and many more side-effects.11,16,19,20,21,23
If your patient sucks their thumb or finger, bites their nails, or chews their hair… All of these daily repetitive oral habits mold their oral structures around this habit making speech impediments all but impossible to remove completely without removing the habit first and re-adjusting/balancing the oral, head, and neck framework.36,37,38,39,41
The Oral-Facial Advantage Program
Most programs last less than a year.
Patients are seen weekly and assigned exercises that tone or relax the muscles in their head/neck region specific to their disorder.
You will be updated throughout their treatment progress.
At What Age Can Patients Begin Oral-Facial Muscle Therapy?
All ages.
The biggest impact can be made with children since their oral-facial structure and behavior is in a more flexible stage of growth. As adults, our muscles and tissues can be toned and relaxed where needed, making a large impact on how we age and the quality of life into our senior years. Make a difference in your health at any age.
Mature 3 to 4 year old mouth breathers can learn nasal breathing.
A mentally prepared 5 year old can begin the Oral Habit Elimination Program.
A 7 to 8 year old and up can start the Oral-Facial Advantage Program.
Who is Eligible for a Free Consult?
Everyone.
All ages can come in for a free consult.
It is a great opportunity for the patients questions to be answered and to meet the Orofacial Myologist.
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