Six-Foot Tiger, Three-Foot Cage: Take Charge of Your Health by Taking Charge of Your Mouth by Dr. Felix Liao

Author:Dr. Felix Liao [Liao, Dr. Felix]
Language: eng
Format: azw
Publisher: Crescendo Publishing LLC
Published: 2017-02-22T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

The Telltale Tongue

There are no specific diseases; there are only specific-disease conditions.

– Florence Nightingale (attributed)

The tongue is a big, powerful, muscular organ inside the head, yet it has not received the attention it deserves. Its size, position, and habit matter greatly to maxilla development, orthodontic success, total health through airway and sleep, or initiating Impaired Mouth Syndrome.

Although the tongue is attached to the lower jaw, its parking spot is on the palate where it serves as a natural palate expander in children, doubling in size from birth to adulthood when it serves as a natural palatal retainer. During that time, oral-facial development can (and often does) go wrong, resulting in a three-foot cage.

Another prerequisite for a fully developed maxilla is the absence of a tongue-tie—an abnormal attachment of the tongue to the mandible that prevents full range of motion and agility. Medically, it’s known as a short lingual frenulum, and you might be surprised by its influence on total health.

Soft Tissues Shape the Skeleton and Your Face Is No Exception

Genetically, humans are coded for a wide-open airway inside a fully developed cranial skeleton with a full face on the outside and room inside for all thirty-two permanent teeth – yes, wisdom teeth included.

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