Breathe, Sleep, Thrive (w/Dr. Shereen Lim) [Ep.34]
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Don’t miss this amazing conversation with Dr. Shereen Lim – author of the book “Breathe, Sleep, Thrive” and practicing dentist from Perth, Australia! In this episode, we discuss:
- The origin of Dr. Lim’s passion for early interceptive orthodontics.
- The impact of early maxillary expansion on airway and breathing.
- Why Dr. Lim feels that starting treatment even before the age of 7 years old can be beneficial.
- What motivated Dr. Lim to write her book, “Breathe, Sleep, Thrive” and why it took 6 years to publish.
- The reasons why Dr. Lim wrote her book in a manner that can be understood by lay people.
- The flaws with the OSA scale as it applies to children and why polysomnography is not a good barometer of pediatric sleep-related breathing disorders.
- The importance of detecting mouth breathing and snoring in our pediatric patients and how the numbers lie when it comes to AHI and children.
- The reasons why nasal breathing is essential to good health and good sleep, and its impact on craniofacial growth and development.
- Common reasons why pediatric patients become mouth breathers.
- Why so many patients remain mouth breathers even after adenotonsillectomy.
- The relationship between palatal width and nasal breathing.
- The incidence of allergic rhinitis and subsequent turbinate hypertrophy in pediatric patients, and the impact it has on sleep-disordered breathing.
- One major reason why Dr. Mike thinks many orthodontists aren’t comfortable treating younger children.
- The numerous benefits of interceptive orthodontic treatment to expand the arches in young patients who present with a transverse deficiency, even in the absence of posterior crossbite.
- What Dr. Lim and Dr. Mike see as the future for airway-focused interceptive orthodontic treatment.
LINKS:
- Get a copy of Dr. Lim’s book, “Breathe, Sleep, Thrive” - https://www.amazon.com.au/Breathe-Sleep-Thrive-Discover-potential/dp/0645553212)
- DOC Podcast episode w/parents of 6yo with Sleep-Disordered Breathing - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJFP_9NFnv0&t=7s&ab_channel=DeLukeOrthodonticCoaching
- Enroll in Dr. DeLuke’s comprehensive, 5-part CE course on interceptive orthodontic treatment - https://michael-deluke.mykajabi.com/offers/JwPTtF2z/checkout
- Dr. Mike’s OrthoTown articles on interceptive orthodontic treatment:
o Part I: https://www.nxtbook.com/farran/orthotown/orthotown-june-2023/index.php?startid=54#/p/54
o Part II: https://www.nxtbook.com/farran/orthotown/orthotown-november-2023/index.php?startid=52#/p/52
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