I am passionate about two-phase orthodontic treatment. Too often, opportunities for growth modification are missed, and unnecessary dental extractions and orthognathic surgery may be the consequence. With the understanding of etiologic factors such as airway obstruction, tongue posture, and muscles imbalances, we can alter negative growth patterns and steer dentofacial growth towards the optimal path. A critical component of the functional orthodontic treatment is myofunctional therapy to ‘retain’ the muscles and improve the long-term stability of our treatment.
My methods allow for correction of:
- Constricted dental arches
- Cross bites and functional shifts
- Hyper/hypo divergent skeletal growth patterns
- Airway obstructions
- Chronic mouth breathing
- Hyper/hypotonic muscles imbalance
- Gingival hyperplasia secondary to mouth-breathing
- Others