Posts Tagged ‘Mouth Breathing’
The Tongue Tie. By: Dr. Nishita Ondhia
The tongue plays an important role in proper swallowing, nasal breathing, jaw development, TMJ stability and sleep quality. When it is restricted, tied or tethered the body will compensate and different symptoms will cascade. Some areas of symptoms are as follows: Feeding and Speech Sleep and Breathing Face and Jaw Development Behaviour and learning Feeding…
Read MoreAmerican Association of Pediatric Dentists RECOGNIZES Airway Health as ESSENTIAL. By: Dr. Nishita Ondhia
In most children who are otherwise healthy, narrowing of the upper airway is due primarily to enlarged tonsils and adenoids. However, children must be screened for signs and symptoms of sleep disordered breathing as inadequate airway size, inadequate neuromuscular tone of the airway muscles or both may contribute to unideal airway health. The FAIREST 6…
Read MoreThe Habit Corrector (HC). By: Dr. Nishita Ondhia
The Healthy Start Habit Corrector is a soft, removable, silicone appliance worn by children at night to eliminate harmful oral habits like mouth breathing, thumb sucking, tongue thrusting and incorrect swallowing. The key functions of the this functional device are: eliminates harmful habits encourages proper breathing works towards correcting jaw/dental development while guiding jaw growth…
Read MoreConsequences of Pacifier Use. By: Dr. Nishita Ondhia
As a new parent, we are often in a daze. Suddenly, parents are faced with a tremendous responsibility and it can often be overwhelming. One decision to be made is if a pacifier is needed or is helpful. There are many perspectives to this decision and one must do what is best for their new…
Read MoreAirway Dentistry …. Did you know? By: Dr. Nishita Ondhia
Airway Dentistry …. Did you know? Dentists are able and should screen for With respect to Sleep Disordered Breathing (SDB), dentists are able and should screen for symptoms, they are are not medical doctors and cannot diagnose. Three main components of SDB screening are history taking, questionnaires and the clinical exam. Mouth breathing, grinding, snoring,…
Read MoreTim Ferris, James Nestor, ADHD and Breathing. By: Dr. Nishita Ondhia
Tim Ferris is an American entrepreneur, investor, author and lifestyle guru. He is known for his 4-Hour self-help book series — including The 4-Hour Work Week, The 4-Hour Body, and The 4-Hour Chef that focus on lifestyle optimizations. The Tim Ferris show, podcast #829 with Guest James Nestor, author of best-selling book “Breath” supports the idea that ADHD is a breathing problem…
Read MoreAirway Case Study – 7 year old male By: Dr. Nishita Ondhia
mouth breather day and night snoring grinding teeth restless sleep, excessive sweating frequent nighttime waking head and neck muscles are tight difficulty concentrating class III tongue tie tongue thrust swallow under-eye shiners speech issues forward head posture MD – sleep study diagnosed mild sleep apnea ENT recommend waiting for adenoid surgery, nasal spray recommended…
Read MoreThe Proper Swallow By: Dr. Nishita Ondhia
For far too long, the dental and medical communities have not given enough credit to one of the most amazing muscles in the body, the tongue. The tongue is a muscular organ in the mouth. It is known for its function in digestion, taste, speech, breathing and oral hygiene. Interestingly, the tongue has a…
Read MoreGoals in Early Mulitidisciplinary Airway Intervention By: Dr. Nishita Ondhia
Common signs and symptoms of airway issues, and thus sleep disordered breathing (SDB) and/or sleep apnea (OSA), are mouth breathing, snoring, grinding, restless sleep, ADHD symptoms, bedwetting, focus issues, night terrors and frequent ear infections. What does the face of someone struggling with SDB/OSA look like? The face height is long, the prominence of the…
Read MoreYou are an Airway Dentist? What is that? By: Dr. Nishita Ondhia
After practicing clinical dentistry for 27 years, patterns relating to oral health begin to present themselves. Reflecting on these repeating health concerns, the model of modern dentistry is changing and is becoming more preventative and airway centric. The large majority of dental issues result, over time, due to horizontal/traumatic forces on the teeth. In other…
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