“Orofacial Myology is a specialized oral discipline that evaluates and treats a variety of oral and facial (orofacial) muscle (myo-) postural and functional disorders and habit patterns that may disrupt normal dental development and also create cosmetic problems." - IAOM

What can an orofacial myofunctional disorder cause?

• Crooked teeth, orthodontic relapse, cross bites, need for orthodontic intervention

• Recessed jaw

• Narrow palate

• Headaches

• TMJ (jaw joint) pain and/or TMJD

• Forward head posture

• Digestive disorders such as acid reflux or stomach aches from air swallowing

• Sleep/breathing disorders

• Oral lesion from tongue irritation

• Gum disease

• Psychological problems

• Failure to thrive and other child development problems

• Middle ear drainage issues/ENT issues

• Teeth grinding or clenching

• Drooling

• Oral habits (nail-biting, thumb-sucking, hair chewing, lip or cheek biting etc.)

• Low tongue resting posture

• Open mouth breathing

• Correcting oral motor dysfunction

• Stabilizing current dental and orthodontic treatments to improve maintenance over time and decrease relapse.

• Improving articulation and speech intelligibility

• Improving function of the lips, tongue, cheeks for adequate oral rest posture, feeding/swallowing, etc

• Ensuring nasal breathing/decrease mouth breathing

• Increasing awareness of tongue, lip, and jaw posture at rest.

• Establishing normal swallow patterns

• Maintaining optimal oral health for a lifetime of benefits

Ankyloglossia/tongue tie

A congenital formation of the lingual frenulum that is restrictive decreasing range of motion of the tongue contributing to functional deficits (feeding, swallowing, oral rest posture, etc.)

Ankylolabia/lip tie

A congenital formation of the labial frenulum that is restrictive decreasing movement and function of the lips contributing to functional deficits.


Buccal/cheek tie

A congenital formation of the buccal frenulum that is restrictive decreasing the range of motion of the cheeks contributing to functional deficits ( impacting feeding, rest posture, movement of facial strcutures, etc.).

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