Mouth breathing can cause a host of oral and health issues that most people are not aware of. With adults or children, non-surgical jaw correction can be accomplished in almost all cases. Proper Myofunctional Therapy can also help solve a host of these issues as well as help with TMJ pain.
If you have been living with migraines and/or chronic facial pain, you can be helped. Our office sees these cases every day in our Houston, TX, dental office.
Before: Weak retruded chin, underdeveloped face, migraines, airway issues, forward head posture.
After: Nonsurgical jaw development to correct his facial profile, migraines, neck pain, and airway issues.
Here are some issues that can happen with mouth breathing:
- Chronic Gingivitis (gum inflammation)
- Crowded Teeth
- Open Bites
- Underbites
- Overbites
- Retruded or Weak Chins
- Constricted Airways
- Sleep Apnea
- Tongue Thrust due to airway issues
- Difficulty in completing braces due to mouth breathing/tongue thrust
- Tongue-ties (cannot move tongue normally)
- Forward Head Posture and Neck Pain
- TMJ Breakdown leading to migraines and facial pain
- Facial Asymmetry
If you have questions regarding TMJ treatment or mouth breathing issues, please feel free to contact our office, Ronald W. Konig DDS, FAGD, LVIF, FIAPA, at 713-668-2289 and make your appointment with our experienced TMJ specialist.