Why It Matters
Restore healthy function of the tongue, lips, and facial muscles while addressing restrictive oral tissues that may influence breathing, swallowing, chewing, and structural development.
The tongue and facial muscles help shape how we breathe, swallow, chew, speak, and stabilize the airway. Dysfunction or oral restrictions can affect both function and development.
The Aviara Difference
We look beyond isolated muscle exercises to evaluate oral function, tongue mobility, swallowing patterns, facial muscle balance, and restrictive tissues within the larger structural picture.
Beauty Follows Health™
Our Approach
Your evaluation considers tongue mobility, oral posture, swallowing, breathing, facial muscle function, and tissue restrictions. Therapy is personalized to restore function and address contributing restrictions when appropriate.
Conditions We Help
- Restricted tongue mobility
- Dysfunctional swallowing
- Oral muscle imbalance
- Lip incompetence
- Mouth-breathing patterns
- Chewing difficulties
- Oral tension
- Pre- and post-frenuloplasty support
Treatment Options
- Orofacial myofunctional therapy
- Functional frenuloplasty
- Pre- and post-procedure therapy
- Oral posture retraining
- Collaborative airway and structural care
Expected Benefits
- Improved tongue and oral function
- Healthier swallowing and chewing patterns
- Better oral posture
- Support for nasal breathing and airway function
- Reduced oral tension
- Support for long-term structural stability
FAQs
Good to know.
Is MyoFascial Therapy the same as myofunctional therapy?
Not exactly. Aviara MyoFascial Therapy™ identifies restricted orofacial fascial tissues that can interfere with healthy tongue, lip, jaw, and facial muscle function. Treatment combines Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy (OMT) to retrain affected muscles with non-surgical OraLase therapy and, when indicated, laser frenectomy to release restrictions and restore healthier movement, function, and balance.
Does everyone with a tongue-tie need a frenuloplasty?
No. Treatment is based on function, symptoms, mobility, and the individual's overall structural needs.
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