In the dental industry, we’re taught how to manage crooked teeth and straighten them, but we’re not taught to consider that the underlying problem is a deficiency in jaw development. The jaw is hugely important for breathing, and it plays a vital, underlying role in a range of other areas. This week’s guest joins me to share more.
Dr. Shereen Lim helps people overcome challenges with infant feeding, swallowing, breathing, chewing, and speech, and guides good jaw development in children. She explains why it is easier and recommended to fix issues in these areas in childhood before they turn into bigger problems as adults.
In this episode, we dive deeper into the tongue, the jaw, and the roles they play in breathing and sleeping. Discover some of the most common medical problems you might see in a child with an airway issue, the links between a high palate, mouth breathing, and behavior, and what you can do to prevent sleep apnea from an early age.
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What You’ll Learn from this Episode:
- Why the position of the tongue is so important in developing the jaw.
- The importance of having the tongue well suctioned to the roof of the mouth in early childhood.
- What we need to be looking out for in children in terms of getting the tongue to function correctly.
- A good exercise to train children to breathe through their noses.
- The significance of having a high palate.
- Why crooked teeth could signify an underlying medical issue.
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Featured on the Show:
- If you’re in the New South Wales area, visit Dr. Molloy at her dental practice, Vitality Dental Tuggerah
- Shereen Lim: Website
- Breathe, Sleep, Thrive by Shereen Lim
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