Posts tagged Orthodontic Expansion
PaleoFx Presentation: The Shrinking Face Epidemic

This is the presentation I am giving today at PaleoFx in Austin Texas.

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Paleo, General Health, Diet, Functional Medicine, Oral Health, Pain ReliefScott Solomons, DDSAirway Dentistry, Facial development, Craniofacial Development, Craniofacial Respiratory Complex, Wisdom Teeth, Orthodontics, Orthodontic Expansion, Orthognathic Surgery, Braces, Snoring, Finding Conner Deegan, Tonsils, Adenoids, Sleep Hygiene, Sleep Apnea, George Catlin, weston A. Price, James Nestor, Bolton Standard, Overbite, Cortisol, High Cortisol, High Blood Pressure, High Blood Sugar, metabolic syndrome, Heart Disease, Grinding, Abfractions, Tongue Tie, Chris Kresser, Healthy Baby Code, Tongue Posture, Intermolar Distance, Intercanine Distance, ENT, Myofunctional Therapy, Myofunctional Trainer, Orthognathic, Karen Bonuck, Mallampati, Polysomnogram, Home Sleep Study, CAT Scan, CBCT, Rhynometry, Pharyngometry, Kevin Boyd, Class IV Malocclusion, Invisalign, Expansion Appliance, Allergies, Linder-Aronson MeaurementComment
The Class IV Malocclusion

I had written about how teeth are supposed to fit together on February 10th, 2020. The three classifications dentists use are classes I, II, and III. My colleague Dr. Kevin Boyd has proposed adding a class IV classification. Most orthodontic cases today should be classified in this new way. Because it involves both the upper and lower jaws being too small, breathing is often compromised in patients with it. With poor breathing, especially at night, comes a host of other physical ailments. Read on to find out how your dentist can recognize and treat this condition.

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Scott Solomons, DDSClass I Occlusion, Occlusion, Malocclusion, Class II Maloclussion, Class III Malocclucion, Class IV Malocclusion, Orthodontics, Orthodontic Expansion, Orthognathic Surgery, Maxillomandibular Advancement Surgery, MMA, Under Bite, Dental Arch, Arch Width, Intermolar Distance, Craniofacial Respiratory Complex, Airway Dentistry, Airway, Cephalometric X-ray, Kevin Boyd, Myofunctional Therapy, Myofunctional Trainer, American Academy of Physiological Medicine and Dentistry, AAPMDComment
My Face Fix So Far

I have written numerous posts on the plight of our small jaws over the years. So I thought it might be a good idea to share the story of mine, and what I have done about it. Maternal smoking, lack of breastfeeding, soft food, swollen tonsils, sinus problems, a deviated septum, and attractive orthodontics all played a role. The good news I was able to correct every problem. I will tell you how at the end of this post.

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Diet, Functional Medicine, General Health, Oral HealthScott Solomons, DDSLow Oxygen, Kevin Boyd, Cigarette, Jaw Size, Small Jaw, Breastfeeding, Breastmilk, Infant Formula, Weaning, Soft Food, Soft Diet, Tonsils, Adenoids, Deviated Septum, Sinus Problems, Retractive Orthodontics, Narrow Dental Arch, Sleep Apnea, Orthodontic Expansion, Tonsilectomy, Adenoidectomy, Sleep Hygiene, Myofunctional Therapy, Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy, Invisalign, Overbite, Intermolar Distance, Orthognathic SurgeryComment