We start by understanding your concerns and assessing your child’s breathing and oral habits, resting posture, oral movement, chewing and swallowing, along with relevant dental, airway and developmental factors.

You’ll leave with initial recommendations and a clear understanding of the next steps.

If therapy is appropriate, we’ll develop an individual program based on your child’s assessment findings, functional needs and goals.

Where other factors may be contributing, we’ll also discuss whether further assessment or referral is recommended.

Regular appointments help your child learn and progress new skills, supported by short, manageable activities at home.

We’ll review technique, progress activities as skills develop and help new patterns carry over into everyday life.

Mouth breathing can have several causes. Therapy may help retrain breathing habits when nasal breathing is physically possible, but it cannot remove an airway obstruction. Medical or ENT assessment may be needed before or alongside therapy.

We can assess oral movement and functional patterns, but the appearance of a lingual frenulum alone does not determine whether treatment or surgery is required. Where appropriate, we will collaborate with or refer to professionals experienced in functional oral assessment.

Tongue posture and oral movement patterns can influence the production of some speech sounds. Where speech assessment or treatment is required, we will recommend involvement from a speech pathologist.

Orofacial exercises may be used as a complementary component of care for some people with sleep-disordered breathing. They do not diagnose or independently treat obstructive sleep apnoea. Snoring, breathing pauses or ongoing sleep concerns should be assessed by an appropriately qualified medical professional.

No. Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy does not move teeth or replace dental or orthodontic treatment. It may help address the muscle patterns and oral habits that interact with orthodontic care.

This varies according to age, goals, underlying contributing factors, consistency of home practice and the complexity of the presentation. An estimated therapy plan will be discussed after assessment.

Yes. Appointments establish the correct technique, but frequent repetition helps new movement patterns become more natural and automatic. Activities are designed to be short and manageable.

No. It can be used with both children and adults. Whether therapy is suitable depends on the person’s presentation, ability to participate and any underlying airway, dental, structural or medical factors.