Speech therapist for children and adults

Our entire body is a complex structure where each part depends on the others. It's no wonder that modern dentistry is based on treating conditions in a holistic manner, recognizing the body as an interconnected whole. An example of such therapy can be the treatment of malocclusions in children and adults.

Who is speech therapy at Luxdentica for?

For Your Child:

• When you have doubts about their speech development,

• When you suspect their speech development is slower than their peers',

• When you're concerned that a bite abnormality might affect their speech accuracy,

• When you want to seek our opinion.

For You:

• When you have doubts about the correctness of your speech,

• When you're worried that a bite abnormality negatively impacts your speech,

• When you don't want to search for answers to your pronunciation concerns online,

• When you're concerned that speech therapy isn't yielding results,

• When you want to seek our opinion.

Malocclusions and Speech Impairments

Our experienced specialists understand that incorrect pronunciation is often closely related to malocclusions, and vice versa. Articulation, or the way we produce speech sounds, is closely tied to facial structures, whose proper functioning depends on the harmony of all their components. Lips, teeth, tongue, palate, circular mouth muscles, and temporomandibular joints all actively participate in articulating sounds and ensuring their accuracy. Any irregularity in this complex and intricate system significantly affects the correctness of spoken words.

Speech therapist tailors therapy based on the specific needs of the patient.

Decisive factors include the type and severity of speech disorders, the type and severity of malocclusions, as well as additional irregularities that affect dental health and communication problems.

The goal of speech therapy is primarily to eliminate etiological factors that have caused the development of malocclusions, such as:

• improper swallowing technique,
• improper chewing technique,
• improper breathing pattern,
• disorders in tongue positioning,
• muscle tension disorders,
• speech disorders,
• incorrect habits (e.g., thumb sucking, lip biting).

The frequency of appointments with the specialist is determined individually during the first visit. Encouraging the patient to perform exercises independently at home is also crucial.

Exercises can be conducted with the therapist in the clinic as well as at home. Various devices are used for exercises. Importantly, neither the patient's age nor the audibility of the speech disorder matters. The primary goal of appointments with the speech therapist at Luxdentica in Krakow is to eliminate the factors that have caused and sustain the malocclusions.