Airway orthodontics represents a revolutionary approach to dental alignment that focuses not just on creating a beautiful smile, but on optimizing breathing function and overall health. This specialized treatment recognizes the crucial connection between dental development, jaw position, and respiratory pathways. By addressing restricted airways during orthodontic treatment, patients often experience improvements in breathing quality, sleep patterns, energy levels, and even posture—benefits that extend far beyond aesthetic enhancements.
At Floss Lincoln Park, Dr. Silva brings specialized training in airway orthodontics to provide comprehensive treatment that considers your total health. Her advanced education through the University of Florida School of Dentistry’s prestigious Mastership program includes over 600 hours of training across all dental specialties, including this cutting-edge approach. With extended hours from 7 AM to 7 PM on weekdays and Saturday availability, we make receiving specialized orthodontic care convenient for your busy lifestyle.
Understanding Airway-Focused Treatment
Traditional orthodontics primarily concentrates on straightening teeth and correcting bite alignment. While these goals remain important, airway orthodontics takes a more holistic view by examining how dental and jaw development affects breathing capacity and function throughout life. This approach recognizes that restricted airways can contribute to numerous health issues, from disrupted sleep to chronic fatigue and even developmental concerns in children.
During an airway orthodontic evaluation, Dr. Silva carefully assesses not just your teeth and bite, but also your jaw position, tongue placement, airway passages, and postural habits that might indicate breathing challenges. This comprehensive examination helps identify potential restrictions that might be addressed during orthodontic treatment, potentially improving both oral function and overall wellness simultaneously.
Signs of Airway Issues
Many patients don’t realize that common symptoms they experience daily might be connected to airway restrictions that can be addressed through specialized orthodontic treatment. Common indicators include chronic mouth breathing, snoring or gasping during sleep, restless sleep or frequent waking, morning headaches or dry mouth, daytime fatigue despite adequate sleep time, difficulty concentrating, forward head posture, and teeth grinding or clenching.
If you or your child experience these symptoms, an airway-focused evaluation may reveal opportunities to improve both oral structure and breathing function through specialized orthodontic treatment. Early intervention is particularly valuable for children, as it can guide proper growth and development during critical formative years.
Treatment Approaches
Airway orthodontic treatment is customized to each patient’s unique needs and may include various approaches depending on age, development stage, and specific concerns. For younger patients, early intervention can help guide proper jaw growth and development, potentially preventing more serious issues later in life.
Treatment might include specialized orthodontic appliances designed to expand the dental arches and create more space for proper tongue positioning and airway function. These expansion devices work with the body’s natural growth processes to optimize both dental alignment and breathing pathways simultaneously.
Dr. Silva works closely with other healthcare providers when necessary, including ENT specialists, sleep physicians, and myofunctional therapists, to ensure comprehensive care that addresses all aspects of airway health. This collaborative approach recognizes that optimal breathing involves multiple physiological systems working together properly.
Orthodontics Services
We offer comprehensive orthodontic treatments to help you achieve a perfectly aligned smile and improved oral health. Following treatment, we offer several options to maintain and enhance your new smile. These may include Invisalign Clear Aligner Treatment, TMJ/TMD Treatment, Orthodontics, or Retainers depending on your specific needs and preferences.
Airway Orthodontics Costs & Financing Options
Estimated Range: $3,800–$7,500
Monthly Payments Starting At: $103
At Floss Lincoln Park, we provide comprehensive airway orthodontic services with treatment costs ranging from $3,800 to $7,500, depending on your specific needs. Through our partnership with CareCredit, monthly payments can be as low as $103, helping make specialized orthodontic care more accessible. We also work with a wide range of dental insurance providers to reduce out-of-pocket costs.
Ready to explore how airway orthodontics might benefit your overall health? Contact us today at 872-316-7233 or through our contact form to schedule your consultation—financing options and insurance acceptance are available to help make your care affordable.
