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Why is the dental profession obsessed with maxillary expansion? You hear it all the time, “my child has an orthodontic expander.  I am not sure it is needed, I think it is a money grab! Honestly!” Or you hear, “My orthodontist says expansion is not needed, but all my child’s friends have an expander.” So…

“My child is not breathing properly, they are snoring, grinding and is gasping for air. Doctor, what shall I do?” The family doctor may say, “Just wait, they will grow out of it.”  This is incorrect. If a child is struggle to breathe, they need medical attention from a team – the ENT, the airway…

Why is a dentist talking about breathing? Because function affects form and form affects function. How we breathe affects our craniofacial development, it affects how our face actually forms.  What?!!  Yes, it is true! As a practicing health care professional in restorative dentistry for almost 27 years, it has become clear that the body wants…