Is it acceptable to teach a client about tongue to spot even if he’s wearing a retainer he can take out?
Thursday, 31 March 2016
Is it acceptable to teach a client about tongue to spot even if he's wearing a retainer he can take out? I sent him home to do TTS exercises without wearing his retainer, but if he wears a retainer most of the day will that have a negative effect?
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Is 3 years old candidate for tonsil/adenoid removal for apnea or not?
Tuesday, 15 March 2016
...few very simple exercises that an older three year old could do just to get used to having a clear airway and a tongue that finally doesn't have to hang down or forward or out in order to try to increase airway space.
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Different Mouth Props depending on client need
Monday, 29 February 2016
...we had the choice of two different mouth props, depending upon the client’s needs.
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Post frenectomy rehabilitation adult pain in adult patients with Tongue-Tie
Monday, 15 February 2016
I think that 3 days post frenectomy should be the maximum amount of time to wait to initiate treatment under most circumstances.
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My student didn’t wear “sockie” because he didn’t think he needed it anymore.
Monday, 08 February 2016
My student went 9 consecutive days, and the night before his 10th, he didn't wear "sockie" because he didn't think he needed it anymore. Needless to say, he put his hand in his mouth during the night.
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Septoplasty and Turbinate Reduction
Wednesday, 30 December 2015
The problem with ENT assessments of airway interference is that most of the time, the physician looks at the anatomy and then presumes about the functions involved.
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Have Orofacial Myology disorders hereditary physical components?
Tuesday, 15 December 2015
OMDs are, most often, habit patterns or adaptations that develop because of specific and abnormal morphological characteristics of the head and neck area, some of which may be inherited.
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Orofacial Myology condition arises “out of the blue”
Tuesday, 01 December 2015
Does a tongue thrust ever just “develop" after a client has been in braces for a period of time? Or it is more likely that the tongue thrust was present but just undetected until a certain time? Or would it depend upon the occlusion and other factors?
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/r/ Speech problem….or is he tongue tied?
Sunday, 15 November 2015
...it is frustrating when he struggles speaking, and people either do not understand or they plainly laugh at him.
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Using Unplugging The Thumb to stop sucking habit
Friday, 30 October 2015
Mom says she has tried everything and nothing has worked. It is also interesting to note that this same child has significant weakness of the tongue.
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