OROFACIAL MYOLOGY

Orofacial Myology is a professional discipline that evaluates and treats oral and facial muscles, postural and functional disorders, and oral habits that may disrupt normal dental, facial, swallowing and speech development.

Does your child present with speech articulation issues, especially with sounds: L, R, S, Z, CH, SH or TH?

Does your child breathe through their mouth? 

Does your child have an open mouth posture at rest? 

Does your child snore or wake up unrefreshed and grumpy? 

Does your child have any oral habits like thumb or finger sucking, extended dummy use or putting things in their mouth? 

If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, this could indicate that your child may be experiencing an Orofacial Myofunctional Disorder. 

An Orofacial Myofunctional Disorder (OMD) can present with the following symptoms: 

• Speech sound errors, 
• Feeding difficulties – including with breastfeeding, bottle feeding, picky eating, chewing, 
• Increased asthma and allergy symptoms 
• High narrow palates, 
• Decreased quality of sleep, 
• Snoring, 
• Mealtime fatigue, 
• Behavioural issues, 
• Dental complications (for example open bite, overbite), teeth decay, 
• Poor posture, 
• Asymmetry, 
• Drooling, 
• Oral habits – including thumb or finger sucking, extended dummy use, extended bottle feeding, mouthing of objects and toys, 
• Limited tongue movement.

If your child is presenting with any of these above symptoms, we recommend you contact us for an assessment.