Many children suffer from sleep-disordered breathing, however, many times it is overlooked, misdiagnosed and unfortunately left untreated.

Here are some of the symptoms your child may be experiencing as a result of sleep-disordered breathing:

• Mouth breathing, snoring and grinding the teeth
• ADD or ADHD
• Poor performance in school
• Bedwetting
• Nightmares and restless sleep
• Chronic Allergies, eczema and asthma
• Swollen tonsils or adenoids
• Irritability, anger, depression and headaches

If your child is experiencing these issues and you have not known what to do about it, then you will want to look into The Healthy Start.

The Healthy Start System is a revolutionary way to help your child live a happier and healthier life by addressing the root causes of these issues.

What Does The Healthy Start System Do?

 

Straightens Teeth With No Braces

The system uses an advanced proprietary orthodontic/orthopedic Healthy Start appliance that is BPA, Silicone and Latex-free.  It has been cleared by the FDA is American made.  It’s safe, pain-free, non-invasive and effective.

Addresses The Root Cause of Sleep Disordered Breathing

Statistics have shown that over 40 million children can be affected by sleep-disordered breathing and 9 out of 10 are suffering from one or more symptoms of sleep-related breathing symptoms.  Healthy Start evaluates and treats the underlying root cause.  This is not a band-aid for sleep-disordered breathing.  If started early enough, it can be a permanent fix.

Early Treatment Is Critical

When our children are young, their bodies are better able to adapt, adjust and mold much easier.  This is true particularly of their mouth and bone structure.  When they have crowded teeth, it can force the tongue forward against the teeth, narrowing their dental arch and constricting their airway.  When your child’s body cannot get the air it needs, it cannot fully repair itself during sleep.

How Does The Healthy Start System Work?

 

This system works with the natural forces of the eruption of the tooth.  The removable appliances gently guide the erupting teeth into their perfect positions.  This appliance is soft and comfortable doesn’t cause any pain.

The appliance also helps correct the growth and alignment of the lower jaw, expanding the arches to ensure incoming permanent teeth have enough room to erupt in straight as well as develop proper oral habits.

Depending On The Age of Your Child, The System Uses A Series of Appliances 

Habit-Corrector:  This appliance eliminates or improves current oral habits that can damage your child’s dental health.  They wear the appliance at night while sleeping.  The design is similar to that of a pacifier and your child will become used to wearing the device in their mouth every night.  This appliance is worn for about 1 to 5 months.

Second Phase:  During this phase, your child will receive a customized appliance that is sized to your child for them to wear every night.  It aids the incoming teeth into their proper places, corrects jaw relations and expands your child’s arches for their incoming adult teeth.  They will wear this device for about 2 to 6 months.

The Final Phase:  This final phase begins with an appliance that accommodates incoming adult teeth.  We like to start this phase when your child has at least 4 permanent teeth.  This phase is important because his or her adult teeth are forming and the gum tissue fibers are starting to attach the teeth in the mouth.  Healthy Start works to make sure that the teeth erupt into the proper alignment.

Give Your Child A Healthy Start

More than 20 years of research has tied sleep-disordered breathing to crooked and crowded teeth, arrested growth and development, and behavioral challenges.  These can have a similar appearance to ADD/ADHD and even bed wetting.

Healthy Start can correct these issues and prevent your child from having a variety of other health and even social issues.

If your child is experiencing any of the symptoms above and you have been wondering what to do, then give us a call and set up a consultation with Dr. Katie Beach.  

Remember, early detection and treatment is important.  If you are noticing these signs and symptoms while they are young, then consider a Healthy Start to help your child have superior and maximum health.