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A step-by-step TMJ exercise program that targets tongue posture, jaw stability, and muscle coordination to help you finally get relief. 
💥 What’s inside:
âś… Weekly progression (gentle to advanced).
âś… Tongue + jaw exercises for real alignment.
✅ No night guards, no injections—just results.
✅ Designed to reduce pain, tension & clenching If you struggle with TMJ symptoms like jaw pain, headaches, clicking, or grinding… this program is for you.

Explore Research Articles and Resources on Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders, Obstructed Sleep Apnea and TMJD.

 Click on the titles to read each article and research paper. 

Although otolaryngologic surgeons commonly focus on the palate when treating patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), they also need to look at the tongue. With the tongue playing a significant role in obstruction in close to 75% of cases, surgeons need to consider OSA a multilevel problem in the airway.  

The vast majority of health care professionals are unaware of the negative impact of upper airway obstruction (mouth breathing) on normal facial growth and physiologic health.

There is plenty of evidence in the literature that mouth-breathing has an adverse effect on the growth and development of the face and jaws. All children who are habitual mouth-breathers will have a malocclusion. 

Finally, the secret has been revealed regarding orofacial myofunctional therapy. It really does belong in the field of orthodontics, treating TMD and OSA, as well as the preventions of many disorders. 

Obstructive sleep apnea may have some surprising signs and symptoms of the condition. You may expect it in someone who is overweight, snores loudly, and repeatedly wakes up gasping out of sleep. However, there may be other symptoms that suggest the presence of the disorder. Consider some of these alternative signs and whether the underlying cause might be due to untreated sleep apnea

Upper airway muscle function plays a major role in maintenance of the upper airway patency and contributes to the genesis of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Preliminary results suggested that oropharyngeal exercises derived from speech therapy may be an effective treatment option for patients with moderate OSA.

Sleep apnea is not just an adult problem. Far from it. Between 1- 3% of young children have sleep apnea/disordered breathing, and if untreated, can grow up with lasting scars. Habitual nighttime battles for adequate air can set a child up for ADHD symptomology and a lifetime of mental health problems that flow from this.

Ankyloglossia is a condition of altered tongue mobility due to the presence of restrictive tissue between the undersurface of the tongue and the floor of mouth. Potential implications of restricted tongue mobility (such as mouth breathing, snoring, dental clenching, and myofascial tension) remain underappreciated due to limited peer-reviewed evidence. Here, we explore the safety and efficacy of lingual frenuloplasty and myofunctional therapy for the treatment of these conditions in a large and diverse cohort of patients with restricted tongue mobility.

The objectives of the current study were to analyze the effects of orofacial myofunctional therapy (OMT) on the treatment of subjects with associated articular and muscular temporomandibular disorders (TMD).

Red Flags for Sleep Disordered Breathing. 

Assessing mandibular function in TMD patients

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