Children and teens must get enough good quality sleep for optimal physical and mental development. Sadly, studies have shown that approximately 1-5% of children and teens have sleep apnea. During sleep, if insufficient oxygen enters the child or teen due to airway obstruction, the brain will trigger an emergency reaction to wake the child up for a sharp air intake. Imagine being prodded to wake up many times every night! Chronic fatigue in children and teens with Sleep Apnea often causes Behavioural problems.
Bring your child for an orthodontic assessment as early as 7 years old. This is the age recommended by the American Association of Orthodontics because timing is important for successful treatment outcomes. Our Orthodontic Team will assess if your child’s skeletal structure is one of the causes of airway obstruction. Children and teens have soft bones that have not fully fused. Together with inherent growth potential, our Orthodontic team can expand the airway around the palate and manipulate a short jaw via Dentofacial-orthopedics or growth modification.
Enlarged tonsils and adenoids, infections, and allergic rhinitis with inflammation of the soft tissues of the airway can also contribute to OSA. As a specialist orthodontic clinic, we treat a child’s face, jaw, and teeth and work with specialist pediatric doctors and ENT specialists to manage soft tissue factors of OSA.
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