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What’s A Posterior Tongue-Tie?
A posterior tongue-tie is a relatively new concept to many people in the dental field but I’m seeing a lot of patients with posterior tongue-ties in my practice, so I ...
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Your Face Will Change!
A question that comes up often in my practice is: “What is the point of myofunctional therapy, and why would I need to do it?” It’s a good question, and my ...
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About Faceology and Sarah
Hi, I’m Sarah, My journey to becoming a myofunctional therapist started when I graduated from Eastern Washington University with a bachelor’s degree in Dental Hygiene. At that point, I had no ...
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Orthodontic Relapse
Orthodontic relapse can’t really be a thing can it? Most people think that orthodontic treatment should be permanent. After all, orthodontists are highly trained professionals, and once the braces [...]
What Is Orofacial Myology?
If I’m a myofunctional therapist who does myofunctional therapy, then what is orofacial myology, and what’s an orofacial myologist? This is a question that comes up occasionally, usually when [...]
Tongue-Tie Releases and Craniosacral Therapy
Are tongue-tie releases and craniosacral therapy complementary to each other or not? I’ve been hearing a lot more about craniosacral therapy in recent years, and for good reason. The [...]
What Is The Mallampati Score?
The Mallampati Score system is something I use in my myofunctional therapy practice on a daily basis when I’m evaluating patients. It’s an easy way for me to assess [...]
Mouth Breathing In Children
Mouth breathing in children is something I see a lot. Not just in my practice but also when I’m out in public, at a shopping mall or at the [...]
What Is Buteyko Breathing?
Buteyko breathing, (pronounced Bu-tay-ko), also known as the Buteyko Breathing Technique is a method that uses exercises to treat asthma and other breathing-related health conditions. It’s basically a way [...]
What Is A Functional Frenuloplasty?
“What is a functional frenuloplasty?” is a question I’m hearing more and more in my myofunctional therapy practice. That’s interesting on a number of levels. First of all, no [...]
Facial Development And Chewing
Children need to chew! It’s a fundamental part of growing up and is key to optimal cranial and facial development. One of the best resources explaining why chewing is [...]
ADHD and Orthodontic Treatment – Three Things Parents Should Know
Is there a connection between ADHD and orthodontic treatment? On first glance, it may seem that making a link between these two things would be difficult, but this isn’t [...]
What’s A Frenectomy And Why You Might Need One
A frenectomy is a simple surgical procedure for releasing a tongue-tie. During the procedure, a surgeon (doctor, dentist, or ENT) is surgically releasing a restricted lingual frenum. The lingual [...]