Oral Motor Chewables

ARK's Bite Blocks for Jaw Grading & Stability

NZ $79.00 incl GST

With 5 different extensions to chew on, it's the longest lasting shape for moderate to avid chewing.

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Description

ARK’s jaw grading Bite Blocks are a great complement to any oral motor tool box. Specially designed to work on jaw grading and stability, each arm of the oral bite block has a different thickness to practice various jaw heights:

 

  • The orange arms are .125” and .2” thick (labeled 1 and 2, respectively)
  • The magenta arms are .3” and .4” thick (labeled 3 and 4, respectively)
  • The teal arms are .5” and .6” thick (labeled 5 and 6, respectively)

What is jaw grading and stability? Jaw grading is the ability to have controlled movements of the jaw to various jaw heights needed for speech and feeding skills. For example, note the difference in your jaw when saying “eee” vs “ahhh”. Or, imagine biting into a cracker vs a sandwich/burger. Your jaw has to open to different heights to accommodate those different sounds and foods. Jaw stability is the strength, coordination, and endurance needed to do so without the jaw sliding forward and/or sideways. Each Bite Block set comes with instructions including four exercises to help work on these skills.

These Bite Blocks are very firm for good resistance during jaw exercises, but not 100% rigid to be gentle on the teeth (for softer options to work on chewing skills, see the Grabber and/or Y-Chew). Each arm also has gentle sensory bumps to grip the teeth.

  • usa-flag.jpg Made in the USA, medical grade, FDA compliant
  • No BPA, PVC, lead, phthalates, or latex
  • Each block measures 18cm long in total, with each "arm" measuring about 7.3cm long and 1cm wide.
  • Each arm has a different thickness
  • Dishwasher-safe
  • Sold in a set (1 orange, 1 magenta, and 1 teal)

 

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