Big Mouth Speech

12/21/2025

Mouth breathing negatively affects facial development in a number of ways, one of which is that the jaws do not grow to full size. Smaller jaws often means smaller breathing passage, which means more sleep apnea. There are ways to turn mouth breathing around!

Mouth breathing affects facial anthropometry, resulting in an increase in retrognathic mandibular and maxillary angles.

12/20/2025

The longer the mouth breathing, the more the cavities.

MB-associated caries is highly prevalent and costly. Multiple modifiable risk factors contribute to its occurrence in children.

12/03/2025

Did you know that tongue tie can impair your voice? A study of 12 people found that 11 of them improved their speaking/singing voices when they took care of their tongue ties.
https://www.mdpi.com/2694-2526/49/1/1

11/30/2025

Children's thinking skills are affected by decreased quality sleep. We assess and track children's sleep quality and watch it improve during the course of therapy.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40671423/

11/27/2025

A vaulted, narrow palate is a sign of obstructive sleep apnea. We can help.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41156050/

10/18/2025

One of the greatest pioneers in our field explains how getting a tongue tie release can change your posture.
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1CsYMmezYH/

10/17/2025

It looks like we, here at Big Mouth Speech, could pass the medical boards!

10/03/2025

How much sleep should you be getting? This is what the National Sleep Foundation has to say.

09/25/2025

Cue the theme from jaws.

09/07/2025

Forward head posture can mean that you have a small airway that you are trying to make bigger. We can help with that. This video does not address the small airway issue, but can help after the airway issue is remedied.
https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1Nj9Bh9wBy/

06/09/2025

Do you have a child going to preschool in the fall? Here are some great tips on how to grow their skills over the summer so they can get the most from preschool!

04/26/2025

We are thrilled to announce that we are offering a preschool group this summer, to get your baby or toddler's language skills growing! The group is open to all -- no diagnoses needed.

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