Orofacial Myology Treatment and Services
We provide non-invasive, evidence-based therapies to correct poor oral (fixation) habits, rehabilitate your orofacial muscular development, direct better growth patterns, and return your orofacial muscle groups to correct functional performance.
Appliance Therapy Integrated Programs
Airway Integrated Dentistry / Sleep Disordered Breathing
Myofunctional therapy is a great start to a lifetime of good oral development and optimizing form and function. Apex Myofunctional works in conjunction with Park Dental Wellness Centre - a team of highly-trained practitioners focusing on oral health ranging from non-surgical and non-pharmaceutical treatments for TMJ related headaches, jaw joint problems, snoring, obstructive sleep apnea and more. Park Dental Wellness is unique in its practice, and is a fully VIVOS integrated Airway Centered clinic that addresses airways and overall development. They are focused on all aspects of dental care, including childhood oral growth guidance to improving airways as well as dental alignment through VIVOS and Myobrace systems.
To learn more visit Park Dental Wellness
Developmental Epigenetic Orthodontics
This Edmonton-based clinic specializes in airway-centered treatments for improvements of overall health. They facilitate corrections of underdevelopments in children and adults with the use of orthopedic appliances and orthodontic brackets. Additionally, they provide solutions for sleep conditions as well as pain associated with temporomandibular joint disease and craniofacial cervical dysfunction. The clinics services also encompasses corrections of facial and tooth aesthetics.
Apex Myofunctional works in conjunction with SANA DENTAL and DISTRICT DENTAL to provide developmental epigenetic orthodontics.
Myobrace Integrated Programs
Myobrace involves an appliance (ie. a pre-fabricated silicone mouth piece) that has generalized myofunctional therapy exercises. A myofunctional therapist will develop an individualized program that improves the effectiveness of the treatment.
Healthy Start Integrated Programs
Healthy Start Integrated Programs uses a simple pre-fabricated appliance that addresses primarily lip rest posture, tongue rest posture and encourages nasal breathing. Myofunctional therapy integrated with the Healthy Start Program is beneficial for the patient in creating a more individualized and effective therapy while wearing the appliance alone. Inquire more with LIV Dental - Dr McCorkkill. Visit their website here.
Temporomandibular Disorders
Address stability of the jaw joints, followed by correcting the proper tongue rest posture, swallowing techniques, lip rest posture as well as bodily postures.
Breathing Wellness Programs
Also known as Advanced Performance Breathing, this program helps with retraining the breathing network and assisting individuals in learning to effectively use their nasal passageways to leverage the body’s natural gas exchange process. Advanced Performance Breathing can improve every day focus, functional breathing and athletic performance.
Ask us about how we can assist High Performance Athletes