FaceFormer® Exercises
Fundamentals
Starting position – positioning and orientation of the FaceFormer
- The FaceFormer is placed in the oral vestibulum.
- The mouth shield is behind the lips and in front of the teeth.
- The lip wedge is directed outwards.
- The lips surround the lip wedge relaxedly.
FACEFORMER according to Berndsen/Berndsen with lip wedge and mouth shield (membrane)
This is how to place the FaceFormer.
Position of the tongue tip
- The tip of the tongue is located a few millimeters behind the upper incisors on the palate.
- There, the tongue tip feels a small bulge. It does not touch the teeth.
- This position of the tongue tip is always maintained. It is the natural, correct posture and must become a habit.
Proper position of the tongue tip
Head position and straightened neck
The head is upright and the neck is stretched. This natural proper head posture is always maintained and must become a habit. It determines the head balance, body posture and body statics.
Head upright and neck stretched out
Posture of the lower jaw
The upper incisors are in front of the lower ones.*
Do not push the lower outward.
The temporomandibular joints adjust to a natural, relieved position.
*Exception: If the lower jaw is protruding, the usual position can be maintained.
Jaw position: Upper incisors are in front of the lower ones
Nasal breathing is essential
Nasal breathing is crucial for good health. FaceFormer training systematically develops it. Nasal breathing must be accustomed and automated, unconsciously and even when sleeping.
Get used to breathing through your nose!
Nasal breathing accompanies all exercises