Habits like thumb sucking and tongue thrusting are major causes of pediatric malocclusion, including anterior open bites. Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy (OMT) aims to correct tongue and lip posture ...

Babies are born with different reflexes that help them survive the first months of life. Reflexes are involuntary actions that arise in response to certain stimuli. The extrusion or tongue-thrust ...

Myofunctional therapy is an exercise training program for the muscles around your face, mouth, and tongue. These exercises are designed to improve issues with talking, eating, or breathing.

Studies estimate that up to 20 or 30 percent of preschoolers and school-aged children engage in habits such as thumb sucking or nail biting. Often dismissed as simple quirks of childhood, these ...

This article was written for our sponsor, Charles Ashley Mann, DDS & Associates. Lisps and other speech impediments in children may be endearing to parents, but they can lead to prolonged incorrect ...