Pediatric Airway Treatment in Buford, Dacula & Auburn
Pediatric airway treatment addresses restricted or underdeveloped airways in children, which can lead to mouth breathing, poor sleep, snoring, and even behavioral or growth issues if left untreated. At Mall of GA Dentistry, our team evaluates factors like tongue-ties, narrow palates, and enlarged tonsils or adenoids that may be limiting a child’s airway development. Early intervention through airway-focused dentistry can support healthier jaw growth, improved breathing, and better overall sleep quality during critical developmental years. Schedule a consultation today to find out if your child could benefit from airway-focused pediatric dental care.
What is Airway Therapy?
Integrative Orthodontics or “airway focused” orthodontics, is a complex philosophy the evaluates the entirety of your health – not just your teeth.
Airway orthodontics evaluates the entire face. Our goal is to maximize the esthetic of an individual’s cheekbones, jaw, nose, facial profile and teeth.
We evaluate the need to intercept the abnormal growth patterns that are developing from disturbed breathing patterns, including mouth breathing. Due to the continuous growth in children, it is easier to correct deficient skeletal development to guide them to grow in the most favorable manner.
How does it work?
We use several types of expanders and guided appliances to optimize growth. In addition, we may advocate muscle retraining, swallowing retraining, nasal hygiene, and possible frenectomy.
Symptoms?
- ADHD
- Obesity
- Sleep Apnea
- Snoring
- TMJ/TMD
- Behavioral problems
- Bedwetting
- Dozing off during daytime activities
- Poor school or work performance
- Chronic daytime sleepiness despite a full night’s sleep
- Feeling unrested upon waking in the morning
- Periods of no breathing or breath – holding while asleep