How to Treat Pediatric Sleep Apnea
Transforming Pediatric Sleep Health Sleep disorders in children, including sleep apnea, mouth breathing, and night terrors, can profoundly impact their development, behavior, and overall quality of life. The TMJ Sleep and Breathe Center in Vienna...
All about Mewing in Face a Jaw Development
In-Depth Exploration of Mewing: Enhancing Facial Profile Mewing, a technique advocated by Dr. John Mew and Dr. Mike Mew, focuses on the correct tongue position against the roof of the mouth. This practice has garnered attention for its potential impact...
How the Tongue causes airway problems and sleep apnea
Tongue tie and poor tongue posture is linked to sleep apnea It may be hard to believe but the tongue directly causes all obstructive airway problems including sleep apnea. During deep sleep, the tongue relaxes and falls back into the airway where it blocks...
Tongue Tie Release Procedure
When to get a Tongue Tie Release? It is best to strengthen and train the tongue muscle with myofunctional therapy. And create more room in the mouth with a palatal expander, prior to doing a tongue tie release procedure. Otherwise the tongue will have no room...
What does a tongue tie look like?
What is a tongue and lip tie? Tongue and lip ties are muscle attachments that are too tight. With tongue tie, tight fascia connects the tongue to the lower jaw in a way that prevents it from moving properly. Likewise, a lip tie, is an overly tight...
How to Treat Mouth Breathing and Anterior Tongue Tie
What is an Anterior Tongue Tie? An anterior tongue is a very tight soft tissue attachment between the tongue and the lower jaw. Tongue ties are associated with several disorders including: crowed and crooked teeth mouth breathing small mouth airway...
Does TMJ cause Neck and Back Pain?
The Link Between TMJ and Neck and Back Tension Research shows that 50-70% of people with neck and back pain also have TMJ, a bad bite or some kind of poor jaw misalignment. Other symptoms to look for are teeth clenching, poor sleep and mouth breathing....
What Causes Tongue Tie?
How do Tongues get Tied? What stimulates the mouth and jaw structure to grow larger and stronger is heavy chewing pressure and eating hard foods. The human diet has become progressively softer and we put less pressure on our jaws, teeth and facial bones....
Does the DNA Appliance Straighten Teeth
Can the DNA Appliance Be Used to Align Teeth The DNA Appliance is a adult palatal expander. The DNA naturally stimulates new bone growth in the dental arches. As a result there will be more room in the mouth. And yes the DNA will straighten teeth. But...
What is Tongue Tie?
About Tongue Ties? Tongue tie, also known as ankyloglossia, is a condition that affects the movement of the tongue and is present at birth. It occurs when the frenulum, a small piece of tissue that connects the tongue to the floor of the mouth, is too...