A healthy airway plays a key role in proper facial growth, sleep quality, and overall health. To fully understand a patient’s airway, we use a combination of advanced technology, clinical evaluation, and collaboration with other healthcare providers. Common tools include:

• CBCT (3D Cone Beam Imaging)
  Provides a three-dimensional view of the airway, jaw position, and surrounding structures, allowing us to measure airway volume and identify areas of restriction.
• Digital X-rays & Cephalometric Analysis
  Helps evaluate jaw relationships, tongue posture, and skeletal patterns that may impact breathing.
• Clinical Exam & Health History
  We look for signs such as mouth breathing, snoring, restless sleep, dark circles, and daytime fatigue, along with a detailed medical and sleep history.
• Airway & Oral Function Screening
  Assesses tongue posture, lip seal, swallowing patterns, and nasal breathing habits that influence airway health.
• Sleep Questionnaires & Screening Tools
  Used to identify symptoms that may suggest sleep-disordered breathing or airway obstruction.
• Collaboration with Medical Providers
  When needed, we work closely with ENTs, sleep physicians, and myofunctional therapists to ensure a comprehensive, team-based approach.

By using these tools together, we can better understand how airway health impacts orthodontic development and create treatment plans that support both a healthy smile and healthy breathing.

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