Smart Mouth - Dr. Tara Erson

07/01/2026

Replay of my interview with Airway Circle! 🤗 This Thursday!

TNL Summer Replay Series continues this Thursday!☀️

Some conversations are worth watching more than once.

This week, we’re replaying one of our most impactful Thursday Night LIVE sessions:

**Treating Tongue Ties Takes a Team** with Dr. Tara Erson

Tongue tie treatment is so much more than a release. Successful outcomes require the right assessment, preparation, collaboration, and follow-up care.

In this replay, you’ll learn why a team-based approach is essential for restoring function and helping patients achieve lasting results.

Whether you’re revisiting this lecture or watching for the first time, it’s packed with clinical pearls you can apply immediately.

✨ Summer Replays are your chance to experience one of the biggest benefits of Airway Circle Membership—our extensive library of recorded Thursday Night LIVE lectures available anytime, anywhere.

As an Airway Circle member, you’ll also get access to:
✔️ Hundreds of TNL replays
✔️ Monthly educational events
✔️ Expert-led courses
✔️ A collaborative Facebook & WhatsApp community
✔️ Mentorship, resources, and provider support

If you’re ready to grow alongside a community of airway-focused professionals, there’s never been a better time to join.

📅 See you this Thursday!
https://streamyard.com/watch/mQ5bqs5d7aXw

06/30/2026

Did you know that mouth breathing is heavily linked to poor sleep, snoring, sleep apnea, congestion, and SO MUCH MORE?

Our speech and myofunctional therapist Cynthia is hosting a 60-minute adult nasal breathing retraining class where you’ll learn why nasal breathing matters and practice techniques to help your body breathe through your nose more naturally, day and night.

July 6 @ 5:30 PM
$25 per person
Sign up at smartmouthlv.com/classes

06/28/2026

Whew. I am the last person to fear monger. This is real stuff.

I specialize in airway assessments for all ages.

Many adults struggling with fatigue, sleep-disordered breathing, TMJ discomfort, or chronic mouth breathing have had these patterns since childhood.

Early airway screening can identify concerns while a child is still growing, when intervention may be more effective.

Don't wait until symptoms become lifelong problems.

06/04/2026

Happy 8th birthday to Smart Mouth! 💙🥳

Eight years of learning, growing, questioning, refining, and doing this work with as much integrity and compassion as possible.

I’m deeply grateful for every family who has trusted us, every baby we’ve been able to support, every kid who reminded us why airway and oral function matter, every adult who fought for answers, and every team member who helped build this practice into what it is today.

Here’s to helping people breathe, feed, sleep, grow, and thrive - one smart mouth at a time. 😜

02/06/2026

Day 1 of Breathe and Thrive, morning edition. Too much good information to wait for a weekend recap!!!

Wonderful lecture by Dr. Ann, as always. Three cheers to tongue tie providers who prioritize integrity and function. So much more than just the release.

Dr. Miraglia is endlessly fascinating to listen to. His extensive background in dental anthropology adds so much to our understanding of modern jaws. I loved seeing mentions of Dr. Jerry Rose who was my first intro into dental anthropology and completely changed the way I understand jaws.

Normal does not equal common.

Our children are now many generations into a dramatically softer, processed human diet. There is strong evidence that reduced chewing contributes to smaller jaws over time. As jaw size decreases, nasal and tongue space decrease, and sleep quality often suffers.

This is an epidemic. Snoring is not normal. Tired children are not normal.

You can start making changes MUCH earlier than you think and help prevent later issues when they're much harder to treat. (Think newborn. Think 3 year olds.)

I love giving frustrated humans a plan for better feeding, jaws, breathing, and sleep.
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