Frenum Surgery Ankyloglossia
Wednesday, 26 May 2010
Hi, I spoke with you several months ago when I ordered some myo supplies from you. I am a recent attendee of your short course at our facility. I have a frenectomy question. I was recently referred a case where there is an obvious need for a frenectomy, she is 9 and is getting an
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Myo Techniques Cerebral Palsy Articulation
Wednesday, 19 May 2010
I have an elementary-aged client with cerebral palsy. No cognitive deficits. Great expressive & receptive language skills in Korean and English. But articulation is so hard! We’ve made progress on lip-related sounds, but she just cannot keep her tongue from thrusting out on /s, z, sh/, plus /t, d/ sounds are imprecise and /l/ is
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4 year old post frenectomy
Wednesday, 12 May 2010
Post frenectomy, the goals include being able to move the tongue horizontally (in and out) without touching the lower lip or teeth or seeing any lip involvement. I recommend 3Way Mouth Props as the tool to keep the mandible stable as the client learns the movement/excursion. Then the prop is slowly removed. Also, the client should be able to move from lip corner to lip corner, again without any extraneous mandibular movement.
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12 year old tongue thrust /s/ interferes with goals
Wednesday, 05 May 2010
I have a question for you about a new student I am working with. He is a 12 year old boy, who was referred for a tongue thrust. He produced most /s, z/ sounds interdentally. He has made significant progress with his placement from working with a previous therapist. However, he continues to have a
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Does Retainer Interfere with Correct Tongue Resting Posture?
Wednesday, 05 May 2010
trying to figure out if an ortho retainer might interfere with the tongue rest position by "inviting" the tongue to explore the lower retainer, therefore defeating the attempts to keep the tongue in a more neutral rest position.
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