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26May, 2024

Mouth Breathing is NEVER Normal

By: drhalstewart
On: May 26, 2024
Categories: Health, Sleep, Tongue Ties, Uncategorized
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Written by Alex Kelly The Importance of Nasal Breathing Our nose is designed to prepare the air for the lungs. The nose warms, filters, accelerates, humidifies, and cleans the air, which leads to efficient oxygen exchange in the lungs. TheRead More

16May, 2024

Ways to Promote Proper Jaw Development in Kids

By: drhalstewart
On: May 16, 2024
Categories: Health, Tongue Ties, Uncategorized
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Does Your Child Suffer from Any of the These Problems? ADD/ADHD Bed Wetting Delayed Speech Overweight/Obesity Learning Difficulties Vertigo/Clumsiness Restless Legs Aggression/Defiance Teeth Grinding Snoring Mouth Breathing Noisy Breathing Daytime Sleepiness Nightmares/Night Terrors Allergies/Asthma Anxiety Frequent Illness Stunted Growth CrookedRead More

17Mar, 2024

Breaking Down the NYT Article: “Inside the Booming Business of Cutting Babies’ Tongues”

By: drhalstewart
On: March 17, 2024
Categories: Health, Sleep, Tongue Ties, Uncategorized
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~by Alex Kelly~ There was a recent episode of The Daily podcast talking about, and referring to, The NY Times’ article “Inside the Booming Business of Cutting Babie’s Tongues.” They discuss dentists and lactation consultants across the country pushing tongue-tieRead More

16Jan, 2024

Does Your Child REALLY Have ADHD?

By: drhalstewart
On: January 16, 2024
Categories: Health, Sleep, Uncategorized
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by: Alex Kelly and Dr. Hal Stewart ADHD in children is being diagnosed (and misdiagnosed) at an alarmingly increasing rate. Many of these diagnosis’ are stemming from other underlying problems. We see this in our practice often. There are manyRead More

09Jan, 2024

Snoring is Common, But it is NOT Normal

By: drhalstewart
On: January 9, 2024
Categories: Health, Sleep, Uncategorized
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by: Alex Kelly and Dr. Hal Stewart Snoring is a sign and symptom of a sleep related breathing disorder. Ideally, you should be breathing quietly and through the nose with an open airway when sleeping, and throughout the day asRead More

05Dec, 2023

Is Your Mouth Rinse Destroying or Improving Your Health?

By: drhalstewart
On: December 5, 2023
Categories: Dental Products & Tips, Health, Uncategorized
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It’s very common to hear about “healthy bacteria” when it comes to our gut health. But did you know that we also have healthy bacteria in our mouths, which plays a large role in our overall health? Many mainstream mouthRead More

02Mar, 2023

Why are American kids 4x more likely to be on ADD medication?

By: drhalstewart
On: March 2, 2023
Categories: Health & Harmony Beyond the Teeth, Uncategorized
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Dr. Leonard Sax, MD, PhD is an expert in issues of child and adolescent development. He is the author of Why Gender Matters, Boys Adrift, Girls on the Edge, and New York Times bestseller, The Collapse of Parenting. In thisRead More

02Mar, 2023

Does Head and Neck Posture Affect Cone-Beam Computed Tomography Assessment of the Upper Airway?

By: drhalstewart
On: March 2, 2023
Categories: Uncategorized
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Dr. Stewart had the honor of helping contribute to a research study published in the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. If you have had a CBCT scan done at our office, this article is related to that. If youRead More

09Dec, 2022

The Importance of Nitric Oxide

By: drhalstewart
On: December 9, 2022
Categories: Health, Uncategorized
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In 1998, the Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded to three American scientists for their discoveries on Nitric Oxide as a signaling molecule in the cardiovascular system (1). Nitric oxide is naturally made in the human body but as weRead More

28Oct, 2022

Is There a Connection Between Sleep Disordered Breathing and Bedwetting?

By: drhalstewart
On: October 28, 2022
Categories: Health, Sleep, Uncategorized
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“Does your child have problems wetting the bed at night? Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) – or sleep apnea – could be playing a role. A recent study, conducted on 5-10 year olds, searched for the link between SDB and tonsil and adenoid swelling inRead More