What is Functional Education?

Functional Education is an orthodontic therapeutic approach that consists of treating the causes of dental disorders before addressing the consequences.

Thus, Functional Education focuses on the muscles; lips, tongue and cheeks, breathing through the nose, swallowing and bad habits such as thumb sucking or nail biting.

Functional Education can reduce the duration of traditional orthodontic treatment, avoid subsequent tooth extractions, prevent dental fractures and provide better stability of proper dental alignment over the long term. It improves breathing, chewing and swallowing functions.

The practitioner prescribes a splint to be worn for a few hours during the day and all night. This flexible splint allows for the gentle correction of dysfunctions.