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Airway Orthodontics in Paramus, NJ
If your child snores, breathes through the mouth, or struggles to sleep soundly, orthodontic airway treatment can help.
At Paramus Orthodontics, we evaluate jaw growth, palate width, and tongue space to support healthier breathing, especially at night. With gentle expanders and growth-guided care, our airway-focused orthodontists create room for the tongue and nasal airflow. Start with a calm, informative visit and leave with a clear plan for better rest and healthy development.
What Is Airway Orthodontics?
Airway orthodontics focuses on how jaw growth and dental arches affect breathing. Narrow palates, crowded teeth, and retrusive jaws can contribute to mouth breathing and snoring in children. Using orthodontic tools like palate expansion and guided growth, we widen the dental arches and support a more open airway. Our Paramus team uses digital scans and a thorough exam to tailor treatment for your child's needs.
Why Families Choose Airway-Focused Orthodontics
Quality sleep is essential for attention, mood, and growth. If a child has a chronically stuffy nose, snores, or rests with an open mouth, orthodontic airway care may help. We look at tongue posture, nasal breathing, and palate width, then recommend steps that encourage healthier airflow. Palate expansion can increase nasal volume and create room for permanent teeth. Guidance during key growth years can reduce future orthodontic complexity. Parents appreciate that treatment is gentle, trackable, and focused on long-term wellness, not only straighter teeth.
Benefits at a glance:
Encourages nasal breathing and reduces mouth breathing
May improve snoring and restless sleep in children
Supports jaw development for better tongue space
Can ease crowding by expanding the palate
Clear timelines and parent-friendly education
Who Can Benefit from Airway Orthodontics?
Airway-focused orthodontics is especially helpful for growing children with signs like mouth breathing, chronic snoring, restless sleep, or dental crowding combined with a narrow palate. Children who wake tired, grind at night, or have trouble concentrating may also benefit from an evaluation. We coordinate with pediatricians and ENTs when necessary, since nasal and tonsil issues can overlap with orthodontic concerns. Teens and some adults with narrow arches may also benefit from expansion or aligner strategies that improve arch form.
Good candidates:
Mouth breathing or breathing through the mouth only
Chronic snoring child and restless sleep child
Narrow airway in Paramus and blocked airway in kids
Early crowding and a narrow palate that limit airflow
Our Process: What to Expect
Your visit begins with a relaxed conversation about your child's sleep and daytime symptoms. We take digital scans and photos to evaluate palate width, bite, and tongue space. If expansion is recommended, we explain how the expander works, how often to activate it, and how long it will be worn. We monitor growth and make adjustments as your child develops. If braces or aligners are needed later, treatment is easier thanks to improved arch form and airway support.
Process steps:
Airway Screening: We review sleep, snoring, and mouth breathing history with a calm, kid-friendly visit.
Diagnostic Scans: Digital records assess palate width, tongue space, and bite relationships.
Growth-Guided Plan: We outline expansion or growth guidance to support nasal breathing and space.
Appliance Fitting: A comfortable expander or appliance is placed with clear home activation tips.
Monitored Expansion: Regular visits measure changes and ensure steady, healthy progress.
Collaborative Care: We coordinate with pediatricians or ENTs when medical factors are involved.
Orthodontic Follow-through Aligners or braces may follow to align teeth once airway support is established.
Comfort, Care & Advanced Technology
We use gentle techniques, digital scanners, and kid-friendly education so families feel confident. Appliances are designed for comfort and easy at-home routines. Our Paramus office explains every step in clear language and celebrates progress with your child.
Cost & Payment Options
You receive transparent pricing, along with timing and insurance guidance. HSA and FSA funds are welcome. We offer payment plans and provide written estimates before treatment starts so families can plan with ease.
Why Choose Paramus Orthodontics for Airway Orthodontics?
You will meet a caring team experienced in pediatric airway orthodontics and growth guidance. We combine digital diagnostics with practical parent education for reliable, healthy outcomes.
Pediatric airway evaluation
Palate expansion for breathing support
Clear, calm guidance for families
Coordinated care when needed
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Small Signs Like Snoring Can Matter — Book a Free Checkup
If your child snores or breathes through the mouth, let's check their airway and growth. Call our Paramus office for a free consultation and a step-by-step plan to support better sleep.
Frequently Asked Questions About Airway Orthodontics
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Narrow arches and retrusive jaws can contribute to mouth breathing or snoring. Our Paramus office screens the airway and coordinates care when needed.
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This term is not a recognized orthodontic diagnosis. If you heard it elsewhere, we will clarify your concerns and examine the airway, bite, and growth at Paramus Orthodontics.
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Braces realign teeth and can be part of broader plans that influence the airway when combined with growth guidance or expansion. We assess these relationships carefully in Paramus.
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Orthodontics is safe when supervised; temporary soreness or irritation is common, and risks are minimized with good hygiene and guidance. Our Paramus team monitors comfort and gum health throughout care.