Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States
Specializing in Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy Retraining facial muscles
Specializing in Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy Retraining facial muscles
Mouth breathing. Tongue tie.
Snoring. Sleep apnea.
Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy can work for you
Meet Angela, your registered dental hygienist and
Qualified Orofacial Myologist, specializing in Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy.
With over 29 years experience in dentistry, Angela's passion is to help you improve proper oral habits while retraining the facial muscles supporting your mouth and open airway breathing.
Meet Shalisa Cade
A registered dental hygienist with over 12 years clinical experience. Shalisa's goal with myofunctional therapy is to help you and your family create habituation with lip seal, nasal breathing, and proper tongue posture.
Meet Jen Arena
CVOMT is happy to introduce Patient Coordinator, Jen Arena. As our current clients know, Jen is available to assist with scheduling and questions. Potential clients will likely talk to Jen during their initial phone consultation. When not helping things run smoothly at CVOMT, Jen enjoys time with her family & horses.
Indications for Therapy
Thumb sucking
Open Bite | Tongue Thrust
Open Bite | Tongue Thrust
Thumb sucking begins in the womb and is used as a soothing mechanism that can cause long term damage to oral and facial development.
Open Bite | Tongue Thrust
Open Bite | Tongue Thrust
Open Bite | Tongue Thrust
Look into the mirror and smile. Is there an open space between your front teeth? Do your back teeth come together? When you swallow, does your tongue project forward?
Sleep Apnea
Open Bite | Tongue Thrust
TOTs: Tethered Oral Tissues
Sleep Apnea is common in both children and adults. Working with an Orofacial Myologist can offer assistance with improving your daily and nightly well being.
TOTs: Tethered Oral Tissues
TOTs: Tethered Oral Tissues
TOTs: Tethered Oral Tissues
Known as ankyloglossia. Frenum attachment is important for many reasons including speaking and feeding. Click on the image to find out more.
Open Airway Nasal Breathing
TOTs: Tethered Oral Tissues
Open Airway Nasal Breathing
The mouth is designed for eating and speaking. The nose is designed for breathing. Open nasal airway filters bacteria from entering the body, brings proper amounts of oxygen into lungs and much more.
Therapy
TOTs: Tethered Oral Tissues
Open Airway Nasal Breathing
What type of therapy would work for you? Having a full evaluation is the only way to find out. Still unsure? Send us your questions. We can walk through this together.