5-Star Rated Dentist & Team
Would you like to learn why our patients choose Musso Family Dentistry as their dental care provider? Read our reviews! This will help you understand the high level of care offered by Dr. Mike Musso, Dr. Mark Musso and Dr. John Bounds. We also encourage you to leave your own review following your appointment at our office. Call us at 972-840-8477 to schedule your next appointment with our dentists in Garland, Texas, and learn more about our treatment options!
Would you like to learn why our patients choose Musso Family Dentistry as their dental care provider? Read our reviews! This will help you understand the high level of care offered by Drs. Mike Musso, Mark Musso, and Mark Waggoner. We also encourage you to leave your own review following your appointment at our office. Call us at 972-840-8477 to schedule your next appointment with our dentists in Garland, Texas, and learn more about our treatment options!
A Mother’s Story
I am a mother to an eleven year old boy, who for years struggled with health problems that were overlooked by doctors, teachers, and sad to say, myself, because you don’t know what you don’t know. And as much as I wanted to help my son, I could not pinpoint the problem. He was experiencing situations out of the norm but was never diagnosed with a medical problem. I want to share my story with other parents so that they are not ten, eleven years down the road and if they are experiencing some of the same problems/symptoms with their child, they can have their child evaluated sooner than later.
Our journey started mid-August with evaluations and recommendations from Dr. Mike and Dr. Mark which included seeing an ENT specialist, Dr. Jeffrey West. My son’s airway was very obstruct, enlarged tonsils and adenoids, thus his snoring problem which also caused him to be a mouth breather. My son was also tongue-tied which is the non-medical term for ankyloglossia, a relatively common physical condition that limits the use of the tongue. This condition was overlooked by my son’s school assigned speech therapist that he was seeing between the ages of 5-7 years old, and other health professionals because this condition was never brought to my attention until we saw Dr. Mike, and my son was 10 years old at the time. Needless to say, September 1, 2016, my son had surgery which included the removal of his tonsils and adenoids, and a frenulectomy. Since then, my son has been seen by a myofunctional therapist, Collen Watson, at the offices of Musso Dental. Ms. Watson taught my son exercises that relate to tongue placement, breathing, speaking, chewing and swallowing. My son is also using the all-natural oral appliances provided by Musso Dental to promote proper growth of the oral cavity, the jaw and upper palate.
My story could go on and on because the information that is given to you and all that you learn is overwhelming, as every child’s situation is unique and different, I am very thankful for Dr. Mike and Dr. Mark who take the time to evaluate their patients/children and look beyond their dental needs. We are now eight months into the program with great success as my son no longer wets the bed, he is breathing and sleeping better, his grades have improved at school, and with the oral devices provided by Musso Family Dentistry he is working to improve the proper growth of the oral cavity. I have seen so many changes in my son since we started treatment, not to mention a better self-esteem, overall my son is a happy, healthier child!