Changing the Face of Tongue Thrust
If you are training for a marathon do you go to a dance studio to find a trainer?
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If you are training for a marathon do you go to a dance studio to find a trainer?
Changing the Face of Tongue Thrust Read More »
Everyone knows TMJ pain is caused from teeth grinding and jaw popping right? Well, hold on a minute. Have you ever considered the role of your tongue in TMJ? I ask because I am a speech language pathologist, we are the “tongue specialists” and I never really thought about the connection until I saw first
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I still, on a very regular basis, hear from dentists and patients that nothing can be done (or needs to be done) for tongue thrust; that therapy doesn’t work; that you just need to teach them to put their tongue on their spot. I see patients after they are on their second or third set of braces with everyone frustrated because the teeth just keep moving. I see patients who are facing major jaw surgeries to address misalignment and TMJ issues. I see patients who have serious TMJ issues that have been treated by a variety of disciplines with no relief. Guess what they all have in common? Yup! They HAD tongue thrust and we eliminated it (as well as the other issues that were being caused or exacerbated by the tongue thrust)!
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If you are a clinician who is not certified in the use of the Stone Tongue Thrust Protocol you need to read this. It is important.
Another mind-blowing experience I had the other day. I am going to change the names here to protect the innocent and the ignorant but unfortunately this story hit so close to home that I KNOW it is happening everywhere, all the time.
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The Stone Tongue Thrust Protocol (STTP) is a clinically proven effective tool for the elimination of tongue thrust for individuals over the age of 8. Cally R. Stone MS, CCC-SLP is a state licensed and nationally ASHA certified clinical Speech Language Pathologist who developed and authored the STTP. Her clinical work with tongue thrust came
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