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Treating the underlying causes

Treating the underlying causes Treating the underlying causes Treating the underlying causes
for adults and children
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Warning signs connected to sleep disordered breathing

snoring
adhd/add
Acid reflux
teeth crowding
bed wetting
mouth breathing
chronic fatigue/poor sleep
tmjd/tmd/headaches
anxiety and depression
teeth grinding and jaw pain
allergies and recurrent infections
dark circles under eyes
tongue ties and lip tie
high blood pressure
alzheimers and dementia

What is obstructive sleep apnea

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  Mild-to-moderate obstructive sleep apnea is often the result of underdeveloped upper and lower jaws. Today more than 80% of adults have orthodontic intervention to correct crooked or crowded teeth and a large majority have had their wisdom teeth extracted because their jaws fail to properly develop. 

underlying causes

Thumg sucking

Epigenetic factors

Underdeveloped Upper and Lower Jaws

Underdeveloped Upper and Lower Jaws

  • Bottle feeding 
  • soft baby food
  • Thumb sucking
  • pacifier usage
  • allergies
  • tongue habits.


Epigenetics is the study of how your behaviors and environment can cause changes that affect the way your genes work. Unlike genetic changes, epigenetic changes are reversible.


Underdeveloped Upper and Lower Jaws

Underdeveloped Upper and Lower Jaws

Underdeveloped Upper and Lower Jaws

  • Retracted maxilla
  • Poor airway
  • Weak oro-facial muscles
  • Weak tongue, low tongue position
  • Genetics


Obstructive sleep apnea is a craniofacial problem. Dental crowding by definition means that your upper and lower jaws are underdeveloped. This creates less total volume inside your mouth, leading to overcrowding of your tongue.  

Lack of nasal breathing

Underdeveloped Upper and Lower Jaws

Lack of nasal breathing

  • Mouth breathing
  • Enlarged tonsils/adenoids
  • Asthma, Allergies
  • Birth abnormalities
  • Tongue tie
  • Reverse swallow


The roof of the mouth is the floor of the nose. narrow palate results in narrow nasal passage and increased nasal airway resistance which leads to snoring and ultimately sleep apnea.

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treatment solutions - airway Rehabilitation

EPIGENETIC ORAL DEVICE

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Treatment for Sleep apnea

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laser treatment for snoring

Treating Upper airway resistance 

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MYOFUNCTIONAL THERAPY and devices

A program which is an integral part of Airway dentistry that is used to correct the improper function of the tongue and facial muscles.  It involves strengthening of the tongue and orofacial muscles by teaching individuals how to engage the muscles to the appropriate position. 

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AIRWAY ORTHODONTICS

A healthy airway is the foundation for optimal health at any age and is the foundation for orthodontic treatment. With Airway dentistry we can achieve,

  • Straight teeth
  • Correctly positioned Jaws
  • Well balanced faces
  • Healthy TMJ
  • Stable upper cervical spine


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VIVOS DENTIST

Shwetha Rodrigues DDS is a dentist in Chester, VA.

70-80% of patients have some sort of airway distress and may present as mild snoring or sleep disordered breathing to sleep apnea. 

Her advanced training in Airway, Sleep, and TMJ gives her the ability to understand and treat the root cause of your most common dental concerns. This whole health, or systemic, approach not only saves you from needing more costly dental and ortho work down the road, but gives you a foundation for long term overall health.

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