Lip Seal Baby Teether Pendant – Soft Silicone Teething Toy for Babies, Toddlers & Kids – Soothes Teething Irritation – Yellow

√ The Lip Seal speech therapy tool is an oral motor tool, often described as a teether or chew tube, used by therapists and parents to address various sensory and motor needs, particularly related to the mouth.  

√ It is typically:

√ Material: Made from food-grade plastics, free from materials like BPA, Phthalates, Latex, PVC, and heavy metals.  

√ Design: Designed to cover the entire mouth during use, engaging all teeth (incisors, canines, molars, and back molars) when chewed.  

√ Surface Texture: Features raised textures, like large and small dots or "spikes," on its surface to provide diverse tactile and proprioceptive input to the mouth.  

√ Primary Uses and Benefits in Therapy

√ The Lip Seal tool is primarily utilized for:

√ Strengthening Jaw Musculature: Chewing on the tool helps in strengthening the jaw joint and associated muscles, which is important for speech and feeding skills.  

√ Oral Sensory Input: It provides targeted sensory stimulation, which can be beneficial for individuals with oral sensory processing disorders, autism spectrum disorders, or other conditions affecting oral sensory sensitivity.

√ Reducing Oral Defensiveness: The spikes/textures can help reduce hypersensitivity or tactile defensiveness in and around the mouth.  

√ Aiding Biting and Chewing: It can be used as a feeding therapy tool to teach and improve appropriate biting and chewing techniques.  

√ Soothing/Calming: As a chew tool, it helps in reducing behaviors like vocal stimming (self-stimulatory behavior) and can soothe irritation caused by developing teeth.  

√ Mouth Opening: In some contexts, it is described as a "mouth opener" to assist with improving or maintaining jaw range of motion.