CHEWING, SWALLOWING, SPEAKING, AND BREATHING ARE PRAXIS THAT INTERACT AND INFLUENCE EACH OTHER AT ALL TIMES. DYSFUNCTION IN ONE OF THEM IS ALL IT TAKES TO CREATE AN IMBALANCE AMONG ALL THE PRAXIS OF THE OROFACIAL SPHERE.

ON THE OTHER HAND, AUTOMATED REEDUCATION FOR SWALLOWING HARMONIZES THE ENTIRE OROFACIAL SPHERE THANKS TO A CHAIN REACTION THAT BEGINS WITH THE ELEVATION OF THE STYLOGLOSSUS.

• Wearing Froggymouth first forces secondary swallowing until it becomes automatic.
• Once the praxis becomes automatic, the tongue is raised against the palate every time you swallow.
• The notion of comfort determines the tongue’s position between each swallow.
• The tongue will adopt a raised position at rest in view of repeated elevation for swallowing.

“The notion of comfort is the priority of the new program: the most effective solution is chosen and then consolidated for further use.”

P.M Lledo.

IF LINGUAL REHABILITATION IS ESSENTIAL, IT ALSO DETERMINES THE PATIENT'S BREATHING MODE. A HIGH RESTING POSTURE OF THE TONGUE'S POSTERIOR PART ALONE FORMS A SEAL PREVENTING AIR FROM PASSING THROUGH THE ORAL CAVITY.

• Again, it's the notion of comfort described by Lledo that will permanently restore the establishment of nasal breathing by the domino effect.

“The tongue is a breathing organ. The restoration of nasal breathing must go through the reeducation of myofunctional praxis.”

Dr. Takashi ONO.

DO THE TEST:

• Place the lingual dome on the palate.
• Try to breathe through the mouth.
Impossible...

"This double functional necessity, lingual posterior (1) and occlusal (2), too often overlooked by orofacial function rehabilitators, is likely one of the causes of frequent rehabilitation failures."

Jean Delaire, 2015

DR. ERIC KANDEL, NOBEL PRIZE IN MEDICINE IN 2000 FOR HIS WORK ON MEMORY, ENLIGHTENS US ON THIS SUBJECT.

• Saliva accumulates in the oral cavity
• The patient cannot resort to atypical swallowing

THUS, THE NECESSITY TO SWALLOW, AS DIRECTED BY THE BRAINSTEM, COMBINED WITH THE INABILITY TO USE PRIMARY SWALLOWING, CAUSES AN EMOTIONAL SHOCK.

FOR ADULTS, THE CONCEPT APPLIES JUST AS MUCH AND IN THE SAME WAY.

THE TELEVISION HELPS MAINTAIN THE GAZE, ENSURING A HORIZONTAL LINGUAL PLANE.

Keeping the lingual plane horizontal is crucial because a bowed head would cause the patient to drool, delaying the swallowing order from the brainstem.

Moreover, for many patients, watching television is seen as a pleasurable activity.

This activates the reward circuits managed by the limbic system, promoting the automation of the newly engrammed circuit.

CLINICAL STUDIES HAVE SHOWN SIGNIFICANT RESULTS WITHIN 10 WEEKS OF TREATMENT.

However, the duration can vary from one patient to another.

TYPICALLY, THE AUTOMATED CORRECTION OF TONGUE POSITION WITH FROGGYMOUTH LASTS BETWEEN 2 TO 6 MONTHS.

This treatment duration is indicative and should not dictate the end of treatment.

THE END OF TREATMENT WITH FROGGYMOUTH IS DETERMINED BY THE PRACTITIONER WHEN AUTOMATED CORRECTION OF THE TONGUE POSITION HAS BEEN ACHIEVED.