- reception@myokidsdental.co.uk
- 40 High St Weybridge Surrey KT13 8AB
MyoKids Dental in Weybridge offers myofunctional therapy and myobraces to correct oral habits that contribute to crooked teeth, narrow arches, and bite problems.
Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy (OMT), guided by our trained professionals and orofacial myologists, uses non-invasive exercises to train the muscles in the face, mouth, and tongue to improve nasal breathing, correct resting tongue posture, and develop an efficient swallow.
With an entire floor dedicated to children’s dentistry and orthodontics, MyoKids Dental in Surrey helps children feel comfortable from the moment they arrive.
Parents choose MyoKids because our assessments go beyond tooth position. We assess breathing habits, tongue posture, swallowing patterns, lip seal, oral muscles, jaw growth, and long-term orthodontic needs to identify why teeth are crooked and recommend the right treatment pathway.
Myofunctional therapy is planned around your child’s habits, age and orthodontic development. Some children may benefit from a focused exercise programme, while others need therapy alongside Myobrace, tongue-tie treatment, and functional appliances.
Mouth breathing can affect tongue posture, lip seal, sleep quality, jaw development, and how adult teeth come through. Breathing retraining can encourage nasal breathing, reduce open-mouth posture and support better tongue position.
Healthy resting tongue positions support jaw development, arch width, and nasal breathing, and posture exercises help children's tongues rest in the right place when they are not speaking, eating, or swallowing. They are especially important after tongue-tie release treatment.
Incorrect swallowing patterns can put pressure on the teeth and affect bite development, and myofunctional therapy can help children develop better swallowing patterns and reduce tongue-thrust habits so the tongue, lips, and cheeks work together more effectively.
Lip seal exercises strengthen muscles around the mouth to help children who naturally rest with their lips apart, mouth breathe, or have poor oral muscle tone. Exercises support oral muscle balance, support nasal breathing, and keep lips together at rest.
Concerned about your child’s mouth breathing, tongue posture, swallowing pattern, snoring, tiredness, poor posture, or early signs of orthodontic problems? Book an assessment with our Myofunctional providers in Surrey today.
Myofunctional therapy involves a programme of exercises that retrain the tongue, lips, cheeks, and facial muscles. Myofunctional therapy aims to help your child breathe through their nose instead of their mouth, rest their tongue in the correct position, swallow properly, and keep their lips together at rest.
Developing these habits matters because the tongue and facial muscles press on the teeth and jaw every day, and when they don’t work properly, they can contribute to narrow arches, crowding, open bites, mouth breathing, and relapse after orthodontic treatment.
Your child may benefit from an assessment if they have:
During an assessment, our paediatric dentists will assess breathing habits, tongue posture, lip seal, swallowing pattern, facial muscle function, bite development, and any links with orthodontic or tongue-tie concerns. We will then explain whether myofunctional therapy, Myobrace, functional appliances, or monitoring may be the most suitable treatment pathway.
Exercises depend on your child’s needs but will typically focus on nasal breathing, tongue position, swallowing, lip seal and oral muscle coordination. They are usually simple and repeated at home. Parent support is important because children need consistency to turn exercises into habits.
Treatment time depends on your child’s habits, age, motivation, and wider orthodontic needs. Some children may need a short focused programme, while others may need longer support alongside Myobrace, tongue tie release or orthodontic treatment.
Myofunctional therapy may be recommended before tongue-tie release to prepare the muscles, or after treatment to help the tongue learn better movement and function. This is especially useful if tongue-tie has restricted tongue movement, making it harder for a child to lift their tongue, rest it correctly, swallow properly, or breathe comfortably through their nose.
Tongue tie release can improve movement, but exercises can often be important when the tongue needs to relearn how to work properly after being restricted.
Myofunctional therapy is often integrated with Myobrace treatment or orthodontics. For example:
Principal Dentist Dr Michael Marshall is a certified Myobrace educator and clinical mentor to other practitioners, providing interceptive orthopaedic and orthodontic care to children across Surrey.
He assesses growth, bite, facial development, habits and long-term orthodontic needs to help parents understand whether early treatment could benefit their child.
The cost of myofunctional therapy depends on your child’s assessment findings, the number of sessions needed, and whether treatment is combined with Myobrace, tongue-tie care, or orthodontics. We will provide a full quote after the assessment.
| Treatment | Price |
|---|---|
| Myobrace replacement | From £150 |
| Froggy Mouth appliances | From £85 |
| MyoMuchee | From £90 |
| Full Myobrace course (incl. exercises) | £2,800 |
MyoKids Dental serves local families near Weybridge, Addlestone, Byfleet, Chertsey, Cobham, Esher, Walton-on-Thames, Molesey, Shepperton, Woking and surrounding Surrey areas.
We’re located on Weybridge High Street: 40 High Street, Weybridge, Surrey, KT13 8AB.
Free parking is available on the High Street and nearby at Waitrose and Morrisons.
Open Mon-Fri (8 am – 5 pm / 8 pm on Mon). Saturdays (9 am – 1 pm).
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It may help with mouth breathing, low tongue posture, incorrect swallowing, tongue thrust, poor lip seal, orthodontic relapse and habits linked with narrow arches or crowding.
No. Myobrace is an appliance system, while myofunctional therapy is an exercise programme. People often use them together because both focus on correcting oral habits.
No. The exercises shouldn’t be painful, though they may feel unusual at first.
Treatment time varies depending on your child’s habits, age, and how consistently they do the exercises. We can provide a clearer timeline after an assessment.
Myofunctional assessments start from £150. The cost depends on the number of sessions needed and whether you combine treatment with Myobrace or orthodontic care.
You can call 01932 989785, WhatsApp 07961 920047 or email reception@myokidsdental.co.uk.
