216. Shereen Lim, DDS - Breathe, Sleep, Thrive: Preventing OSA
Mar 25, 2024
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Shereen Lim, DDS, discusses the vital role of dentists in children's dental care and airway's impact on breathing. Topics include tongue function in breastfeeding, early intervention for tongue tie, and the causes of dental decay like diet and acid reflux. A holistic and integrative team approach to care is highlighted for better airway health and overall wellness.
Early intervention can prevent long-term health issues related to airway development and breathing quality.
Breastfeeding plays a vital role in proper oral function and jaw development, highlighting the importance of early detection and treatment of tongue tie.
Deep dives
Impact of Untreated Airway Issues in Children
Untreated airway issues in children can lead to increased risk of learning and behavioral concerns due to disturbed sleep patterns. Mouth breathing during early years can affect facial and jaw development, potentially leading to high narrow palates and receded jaws, posing a risk for disturbed breathing into adulthood. Addressing these issues early can prevent long-term consequences like depression, anxiety, and chronic health conditions.
Promoting Early Intervention for Airway Health
The importance of early intervention in promoting airway health is emphasized. Focusing on underlying sleep issues and breathing quality from childhood can influence long-term health trajectories. By paying attention to oral function and airway development during childhood, practitioners can positively impact a child's growth and overall well-being.
Role of Breastfeeding in Jaw Development and Airway Health
Breastfeeding plays a crucial role in optimal oral function and jaw development. Effective breastfeeding promotes proper tongue suction, stimulating jaw growth and facial development. Tongue tie, if left unaddressed, can lead to various issues like poor weight gain, reflux misdiagnosis, and subsequent breathing and sleeping concerns, underscoring the significance of early detection and treatment.
I’m a dentist with a special interest in helping children overcome challenges with infant feeding, swallowing, breathing, chewing, and speech. I do this through a collaborative team approach to tongue tie management, and promoting good oral function and good jaw development. When oral function and jaw development is off track in childhood, it affects the way our airway develops and works, and the way we breathe, sleep and grow.
Getting to the root of poor oral function and jaw development when there are functional problems, ultimately promotes better airway health, breathing, and sleep, which in turn unlocks greater health and wellness for life.
Most of what I do today was not taught to me in dental school, and it came from learning from many different perspectives, and world leading experts in their fields. Follow my journey connecting dots, to offer a holistic and integrative team approach to care, and my commitment to advancing collaboration between professions to serve patients beyond Sparkle better.
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