Snoring affects millions, often due to relaxed airway tissues. Myofunctional therapy, or oropharyngeal exercises, can help by strengthening mouth, ton ...

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Lockjaw (trismus) is a painful condition that limits your ability to open your mouth all the way. It occurs when the muscles you use to chew spasm, meaning they can’t relax completely. The term ...

Dental hygienist Naomi VonRueden, left, practices an orofacial myofunctional therapy exercise with Hannah Consie, 7, as her father, Mike Consie looks on Sept. 26, at Mount Royal Dental in Duluth. The ...

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Several treatments are available that can help alleviate jaw tightness and reduce the frequency of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) flare-ups. While these methods can provide relief, TMJ is typically not ...

That tight feeling in your jaw during intense workouts isn’t just a sign of concentration or effort, it’s actually creating a cascade of muscular tension that’s limiting your strength, endurance, and ...

When Dr. Priya Mistry asks people if they clench their jaws, they usually say no—yet she can see clear signs suggesting otherwise. So now, she words the question differently: Are they aware of their ...

Fitness fanatics are all about rotating between leg and arm day. But what about face day? Inspired by the incredibly angular jawlines of celebrities like Bella Hadid and Henry Cavill, hordes of people ...