Airway Orthodontics

Breathe Well.
Sleep Well.
Look Better.

A great dentist will look at the entirety of your health – not just your teeth. Airway Orthodontics is a great example of an area of dentistry that overlaps other important parts of your total wellness, such as sleep and facial structure. 

Crooked teeth and misaligned jaws are signs of significant issues that our brain and bodies are attempting to cope with. If we evaluate and address these negative changes as early on as possible, we can restore a well balanced face, create healthy jaw joints and airways, and help you have beautiful smile that will last a lifetime. 

Benefits of Airway Orthodontics

Prevention

The best way to fix a problem is to catch it before it starts! Our preventative measures help prevent deficient (or sometimes excess) facial growth, poor sleep and crooked teeth, by restoring airways early on. In doing this we can balance the growth of the facial structures, and even help prevent issues larger problems, such as inhibited cognitive development. 

Health

We don’t want to just treat the symptoms, we look for the root cause of the problem and treat it effectively. Head positioning and posture can be altered in order to open inadequate airways and help maintain balance. Perhaps the best part is that we can do this non-surgically, using gentle orthodontic techniques.

Facial Growth

Our bone structure and shape of the face affect our appearance, our teeth, and our breathing passages.  Using early intervention with modern orthodontic techniques, we are able to improve facial growth from the beginning, so children receive health and aesthetic benefits for life! These changes can also be made in adults. 

Integrative

Your oral health is a critical part of your overall wellness, and treatment success often extends beyond just one doctor or technique. Examples of our integrative approach include tongue posture, breathing, eating, body posture, airways, and sleep. Often, airway issues are a team effort, and we’re here with you every step of the way. 

Symptoms We Treat

  • Crooked teeth
  • Pediatric Obstructive Sleep
  • Apnea
  • Mouth Breathing
  • Forward Head Posture
  • Pseudo or misdiagnosed
  • ADHD
  • Orthodontic Relapse cases
  • Abnormal facial growth/development
  • Tongue Ties
  • “I just don’t like my smile”
  • TMJ issues not resolved with appliances 

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Consequences of NOT Treating

  • ADHD like symptoms
  • Increasing tooth crowding
  • Scoliosis
  • Chronic Pain issues
  • Anxiety or Depression
  • Abnormal facial growth and deformity
  • Periodontal disease
  • Loss of ability to chew correctly
  • Increased pain of face, jaw or neck
  • Poor nasal breathing
  • Asthma
  • Sleep Issues
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