When bonding tongue tamers, the most important part is placement, especially on the upper arch. You have to make sure and check the patients bite before placing them because if they are bonded too incisal then the patient will bite them off.

Make sure to place a cotton to retract the cheek and keep the area you are bonding isolated.

Dry each tooth that is getting a tongue tamer for 5 seconds. If you are doing the upper arch, you can prepare more than one tooth at a time. On the lower arch it is harder to keep the area isolated, so you may have to prepare one tooth at a time. Once they are dry, use a L-pop to scrub the tooth for 8 seconds and then dry the tooth completely one last time.

Once the tooth is prepared, you are going to place the round side of the pad down towards the gingiva. You want to place it as gingival as possible!! Use a scaler to position the tongue tamer and press down on the center of the pad to make sure it is secure before curing it with a light. Each tongue tamer will be cured for a total of 10 seconds.

Once all tongue tamers are placed, allow the patient to rinse with water, mouthwash or brush to remove any gross tastes that the patient might have from the L-pop (it is not a very fun tasting process).

Tongue Tamers are used to help correct a Tongue Thrust. A tongue thrust is known as a "reverse swallow" in which the tongue protrudes through the anterior incisors during swallowing, speech, and while the tongue is at rest. This is a subconscious thing that can be hard to control and detect. When caught, tongue tamers are not the only solution. There are also exercises and therapy through Myofunctional therapists that can help correct this habit.