This myofunctional therapy program is designed for children and adults who are planning to undergo orthodontic treatment (such as expansion, braces, aligners) or children who are about to undergo preventative early orthodontic treatment (such as jaw expansion or jaw alignment). This program is suitable for individuals who have developed a misaligned bite, narrow jaw/s, teeth crowding or excessive spacing due to a myofunctional cause such as low tongue posture, low tone of oral muscles, tongue thrust, tongue tie, mouth breathing, dysfunctional swallowing pattern or harmful oral habits, or for adults who have experienced orthodontic relapse and are seeking re-treatment.
This program is not a complete myofunctional therapy program but is designed to be sufficient to improve muscle imbalances around teeth for the orthodontic or early preventative orthodontic treatment to commence. While all goals of myofunctional therapy* may not be achieved by the end of this program, we are laying a foundation for better oral function and good habits.
Typically after the end of the orthodontic treatment, function tends to regress somewhat and we need to follow up with a few months of myofunctional therapy** to ensure that good habits and good function are sustained post-treatment for stable orthodontic result and optimal function.
Program details:
- Cost: $1390
- Duration: 2-3 months program
- 7 sessions
What is included:
- 5 therapy sessions
- 1 review session
- 1 follow up video/phone call
- Communication/ coordination of care with the orthodontist and other health professionals
- Basic toolkit***
* Myofunctional therapy post orthodontic treatment is not part of this program and is offered as post-orthodontics myofunctional therapy.
** Our goals for this particular program are progress and improvement rather than perfection, as we know that the function tends to relapse somewhat after orthodontic treatment. How close we can get to myofunctional therapy goals depends on each individual and while some might be able to achieve most of the goals in that short program, others may need a lot more time and sessions. We aim to achieving the following goals: functional nose breathing most of the time, correct tongue posture most of the time, correct lip posture most of the time, knowing the mechanics of correct swallow, elimination of harmful oral habits (if present).
*** Basic toolkit includes tools necessary for therapy and exercises, but doesn’t include oral appliances like the MyoMunchee. Those are an extra cost or purchased by the client directly from the supplier.
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