Jaw & Facial Development & Sleep Dentistry
Training the muscles of your mouth and face for better breathing, sleep, and alignment.
How We Can Help
Most people have never heard of myofunctional therapy — but the muscles of your tongue, lips, and jaw have a big influence on how you breathe, sleep, swallow, and even how your face develops. At Briarwood Dental, we look at these patterns as part of understanding the whole picture of your oral health. If you or your child has been mouth breathing, snoring, or struggling with tongue habits, this may be an important piece of the puzzle.
Retrain proper tongue resting position and swallowing
Address mouth breathing and establish nasal breathing
Exercises that build proper function for long-term health
Understanding the details — everything you need to know about each procedure
Myofunctional therapy involves a series of targeted exercises designed to train the muscles of the mouth, face, and jaw to function properly. The goal is to establish correct tongue posture, nasal breathing, and proper swallowing patterns — all of which have a direct impact on dental health, airway function, and facial development.
Myofunctional therapy is effective for both children and adults. For children, it can guide healthier development and reduce the need for orthodontic intervention later. For adults, it can address breathing problems, snoring, and the effects of long-standing oral habits.
Common candidates
By correcting harmful oral habits and promoting healthy muscle function, myofunctional therapy creates lasting improvements in breathing, sleep, dental alignment, and overall facial development — without surgery or invasive treatment.
Outcomes include
