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 with a fixed or removable expander, such as Biobloc/ Orthotropics, Hyrax, MARPE / SARPE or jaw alignment with Twinbloc, Myobrace, HealthyStart, ToothPillow or other functional appliances).
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 incl. GST
- Duration: 2-3 months program
- 8 sessions
What is included:
- 5 therapy sessions
- 1 review session
- 2 follow up video call (or phone call, if preferred)
- Communication/ coordination of care with the orthodontist and other health professionals
- Therapy toolkit
*Our goals for this particular program are progress and improvement rather than perfection, as we know that the function tends to relapse somewhat during 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 achieve 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 and being able to perform the mechanics of a correct swallow,
- elimination of harmful oral habits (if present).
