Where your tongue rests, how you swallow, and whether you breathe through your nose can shape your teeth and jaw for years before anyone connects the two. Ten questions, under a minute.
A conversation starter, not a diagnosis. The number at the end only tells you how much there is to talk about. Nothing you tick is sent anywhere.
Nothing ticked yet. The total keeps itself up to date as you go.
Probably not the main thing going on. Mention it anyway if something genuinely bothers you.
Worth raising at your next visit so someone can look properly rather than guess.
Worth a specific conversation. Print this or bring the number in, and ask for Dr. Lee-Mirzayan.
What to do with this
Bring it in, or call and say you went through it. Which areas your ticks cluster in matters more than the total. Dr. Lee-Mirzayan, a dentist and certified myofunctional therapist, can tell you whether it is a muscle habit, something structural, or something that needs a referral instead.
Call 702-734-0776 or tell us what’s going on. More on myofunctional therapy, or print this on paper.
Question areas adapted from the Nordic Orofacial Test-Screening (Bakke M, et al. Swed Dent J. 2007;31(2):75-84). Not that instrument, not itself validated, and not a substitute for an exam or a sleep study.