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Parents are facing a growing epidemic of children who are not growing jaws that fit adult teeth.
Modern Orthodontics is centred around waiting for crooked teeth, and correcting them through banded braces
Does this approach miss the early warning signs?
Can we spot the early signals of childhood dental growth to prevent these problems?
Are they connected to mouth breathing and sleep disorders that many children experience today?
This week my guest is Dr. Audrey Yun, specialist Orthodontist and adjunct Assistant Professor at Stanford Sleep Medicine Center. Through their world-leading approach at looking at dental growth as a marker for breathing issues.
Dr. Yun has published a number ofpapers looking at early intervention orthodontics may play a role in helping children battle snoring and sleep apnea.
