Spot On Orofacial Myology Clinic Darwin

06/03/2025

😁Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy 😁

It's something most people haven't heard of, but many of us wish we had!

Early intervention is the key, so help spread the word. All parents, teachers, health professionals should know about this.

I see children with a range of different issues, but they're often all connected so be sure to give me a call if you've noticed any of the following in your children;

👉 Mouth breathing
👉Snoring, sleep walking/talking, bedwetting, nightmares/terrors, restless sleep
👉Grinding of teeth
👉Crowded/crooked teeth
👉Tongue/lip tie
👉Oral habits like thumb/finger/tongue sucking
👉History of long term speech therapy
👉Articulation errors, lisps
👉Behavioural concerns like inattention and hyperactivity,

30/01/2025

❇️EARLY INTERVENTION ❇️

If your child’s teeth appear crowded and you’re worried they won’t have space for their adult teeth then an Orofacial Myology Assessment is a great place to start.
Don’t wait until they are 12/13 years of age, have all of their adult teeth and risk having to have teeth pulled out to make space.

There are many reasons why a child’s jaws might not develop correctly, with mouth breathing being just one of them.

EARLY INTERVENTION and PREVENTION is the key 🔑

NB: I am currently taking new client bookings for Term 1

12/01/2025

🤔 Is your child a mouth breather?

- Do they sleep with their mouth open 🥱
- Watch tv/relax with their mouth open 😮
- Chew with their mouth open 🫢
- Snore 😴
-Have airborne allergies 🤧

… if YES then they’d absolutely benefit from an Orofacial Myology Assessment.

If you’re not sure if your child is a mouth breather, give me a call and we can figure it out.

Mouth Breathing is NOT NORMAL and has negative effects on a child’s growth and development.
Deal with it now! The earlier the better.

07/11/2024

A multidisciplinary approach..the only way 👌🏻

A multidisciplinary approach to care ensures every aspect of airway health is addressed comprehensively. Collaboration between experts leads to healthier, happier patients!

16/04/2024

Lets talk THUMB and FINGER sucking...

It may have been cute while they were little, but now you're getting worried as they're still sucking, and rightly so!

Children who suck their thumb/fingers beyond early childhood are more likely to have:
👉 An anterior openbite - where the front top teeth don't meet the front bottom teeth
👉 A posterior crossbite - where the top jaw is narrow and the upper molars bite together on the inside of the lower molars (rather than on the outer side)
👉 An increased overjet
👉 Speech articulation errors
👉 A tongue thrust swallow

If your child is over 4 and they are still struggling to quit, then a Double Thumbs Up Assessment is a great place to start.

🚫Its not just about stopping the sucking habit and getting the thumb/fingers out of the mouth; its also about retraining the orofacial muscles to be functioning as they were intended, for optimal craniofacial growth and development.

👇Check out the images below to see what can happen when the muscles of the face and mouth work like they were intended
Double Thumbs Up Program ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

https://www.orofacialmyologyclinic.com/thumb-sucking-and-oral-habits

19/12/2023

Such a great post regarding TONGUE POSITION 👅 … and probably something you’ve never thought about.

It’s time to ask yourselves and your kiddos “where does your tongue rest?”

❌ Is it hanging out down on the floor of your mouth?
❌ Is it in the middle of your mouth?
✅ Is it gently suctioned to the roof of your mouth?

The whole tongue needs to rest suctioned to the roof of your mouth!

Find out why ⬇️

30/08/2023

Supporting Cancer Councils Daffodil Day 💛
Please consider making a donation
https://www.daffodilday.com.au/donate

07/08/2023

It’s reported that ONE in FOUR childhood ADHD cases are being misdiagnosed and incorrectly medicated!

🔺 There is an overlap of symptoms between ADHD and Sleep Disordered Breathing (they are very similar)

🔺Sleep Disordered Breathing impacts 10-20% of children yet only one in ten are diagnosed with the condition

🔺 Brain function is affected by sleep quality

If your child shows signs and symptoms of ADHD (or has been diagnosed) please make sure you know the Red Flags for Sleep Disordered Breathing (pinned to the top of the page). It’s important that we rule this out and that children are correctly diagnosed.

This just in…

https://7news.com.au/lifestyle/health-wellbeing/adhd-misdiagnosis-crisis-condition-more-common-than-asthma-and-diabetes-combined-being-mistaken-for-disorder-c-11454019

01/08/2023

😁 EARLY INTERVENTION ORTHDONTICS 😁

Are you a parent of a child under 11 years of age?

YES 👉🏻 have a listen… it’s better to get in early and start at the start!

For more info 👇🏻

https://www.orofacialmyologyclinic.com/dental-and-orthodontic-issues

31/05/2023

🫢SHUT YOUR MOUTH 🫢..seriously! Check this out 👇

Dr. German Ramirez, a world expert in orthodontics and pediatrics, put together an amazing video explaining on patients develop crooked teeth and how this ca...

10/04/2023

The WEBSITE is here 👏🏻

🔘 Mouth breather?
🔘 Snorer?
🔘 Allergies?
🔘 Orthodontics?
🔘 Thumb sucker?
🔘 Tongue tie?
🔘 Speech issues?
🔘 Low oral tone?
🔘 Tooth grinding?
🔘 And loads more!

… Have a read, and you might have a few lightbulb moments along the way 💡

CHECK IT OUT 👇🏻

Looking at the big picturecreating healthy smiles, airways & sleep what is orofacial myology? Orofacial Myology is a speciality dedicated to the evaluation and treatment of the muscles of the face and mouth, in particular the tongue, lips, cheeks and jaw. The orofacial complex is responsible for m....

08/04/2023

Another piece of research showing that…

👅 TONGUE TIE RELEASE (lingual frenectomy)

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and
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as well as
in addition to
combined with

👉🏻OROFACIAL MYOFUNCTIONAL THERAPY

🟰 ”Is shown to yield better and desired results “ than tongue tie release alone.

The whole point of having your tongue tie released is to improve the function of the tongue… to get the best result you need Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy 👇🏻

Ankyloglossia, commonly known as tongue-tie, is a developmental abnormality that may interfere in speech and articulation of lingual and sibilant sounds, due to the abnormal lingual frenal attachment. Lingual frenectomy severs the tie, however in adolescents and young adults, kinesthetic awareness,....