Research

Concept of Early (5 -11yrs) Orthodontic Treatment https://docs.google.com/document/d/11M4-Glsts8lICjKxyGuYNwpd-avvmo_h/edit

Paediatric Obstructive Sleep Disordered Breathing: Cardiovascular Changes After Adenotonsillectomy https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40778410/

163 – Orthodontic interventions for otitis media: a systematic review of preventive strategies – ScienceDirect

Extractions & The Palatal Area https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xeDIOiY6dkSwb0pQgyNuDovJDwAHXHMO/edit

MIT study reveals what happens inside the brain during sleep deprivation https://www.news-medical.net/news/20251029/MIT-study-reveals-what-happens-inside-the-brain-during-sleep-deprivation.aspx

EC OPHTHALMOLOGY Mini Review Where Mouth Meets Eye by Patricia Valerio https://www.academia.edu/37620588/EC_OPHTHALMOLOGY_Mini_Review_Where_Mouth_Meets_Eye

Bite and Sight: Is There a Correlation? Clinical Association between Dental Malocclusion and Visual Disturbances in Pediatric Patients: Cristina Grippaudo, Patricia Valerio, Cristiana Romeo, Fabiana Fiasca, Vincenzo Quinzi. https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/17/591

Jaw Functional Orthopedics and Craniofacial Growth

Original scientific articles presenting information that is new and relevant to jaw functional orthopedics. https://www.extrica.com/journal/jfocg

Neurostomatology: neologism or a paradigm change? A perspective evaluation. valério-et-al-2025-neurostomatology-neologism-or-a-paradigm-change-a-perspective-evaluation (2).pdf Rodrigo Valerio,1 Israel Júnior Borges do Nascimento,2,3,4 and Patrícia Valerio1,1São Leopoldo Mandic Dental Faculty, Campinas, Brazil; 2Division of Country Health Policies and Systems (CPS), World Health
Organization, Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark; 3Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitário,Clementino Fraga Filho, School of Medicine, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and 4Department of Pathology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United State

New prospective study on the impact of Maxillary expansion on pSDB.

SUMMARY:
A 5-year prospective study from KU Leuven (Sleep Medicine, 2025) followed 405 children who underwent maxillary expansion for crossbite correction. Using the Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire (PSQ), researchers tracked sleep-disordered-breathing (SDB) symptoms before expansion, shortly after, and again five years later.

✅ Key Findings:
Significant reduction in total PSQ, breathing, behavior, and snoring scores after expansion.
These improvements remained stable for ≥ 5 years, regardless of the type of later orthodontic treatment.
The majority were treated with removable slow-expansion plates, showing durable benefits comparable to rapid expansion methods.
No differences among patients who later used fixed appliances, headgear, or functional appliances.
💡 Takeaways:
*Early maxillary expansion not only corrects transverse discrepancies, but it may also improve and sustain sleep-breathing outcomes in children.
*Orthodontists play a vital role in the early detection and multidisciplinary management of pediatric sleep-disordered breathing.
*Expansion does NOT need to be rapid in younger patients to achieve positive effects on airway/breathing! Light/slow forces are better tolerated and more physiologically appropriate.

(Nietvelt N et al., Sleep Med 2025;134:106700. DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2025.106700)

Orofacial Proprioceptive Stimulation Therapy with a Palatal Memory Plate in a Baby with Down Syndrome – 2-year Follow-up Case Report:

Esmeraldo, Fábia Ulisses Peixoto; Trujillo, Natalia Victoria Del Carmen Guerra; Morbeck, Sirannara Paulino Gomes; Xavier, Lívia Lima; Marinho, Rebeca Bastos Vasconcelos; Carvalho, Isabella FernandesAuthor Information

Contemporary Clinical Dentistry 16(1):p 69-72, Jan–Mar 2025. | DOI: 10.4103/ccd.ccd_500_24

https://journals.lww.com/cocd/fulltext/2025/01000/orofacial_proprioceptive_stimulation_therapy_with.14.aspx

Facial Patterns and Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children Seeking for Orthodontic Treatment: Data From 3671 Polysomnographic Recordings

Derek Mahony, Niroj Bhattarai, Cascella Simona, Bucci Rosaria, Peter Borbély, Peter Petocz, Audrey Yoon, Krisztina Kárpáti

First published: 05 September 2025 http://doi.org/10.1111/ocr.70020

Effects of rapid maxillary expansion in pediatric patients affected by obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: a literature review

Angela Militi ¹, Alessandra Maio ¹, Riccardo Nucera ¹, Angela M Bellocchio ¹, Luca Fiorillo ^2 3, Fulvia Galletti ¹, Marco Portelli ¹ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39945588/

Texas A&M Early Biobloc Treatment Study on Hyperdivergent Children  https://oaktrust.library.tamu.edu/items/15f1a343-4399-4b78-823e-40f4d5900b38

Dr Simon Wong’s 135 consecutive cases – Postural Orthodontics. Healthier Children Better Growth Straighter Teeth
Early Intervention Postural Orthodontics
https://naturalsmilescentre.com.au/#our-work__sec

The effects of obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) on learn and memory function of 6-12 years old children https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35709564/

Emotional Intelligence in Children with Severe Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31583023/

Neuropsychological effects of pediatric obstructive sleep apnea https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15803560/

Association between mild or moderate obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome and cognitive dysfunction in children https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30036785/

8 Research Papers from Dr. Boyd – Free Download:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1W7YP3u6erMMLE7RNUNa3SMntsFiX-yQP

Ramoglu and Sari – 2010 – Maxillary expansion in the mixed dentition rapid .pdf Maxillary expansion in the mixed dentition: rapid or semi-rapid?
Sabri Ilhan Ramoglu * and Zafer Sari ** Departments of Orthodontics, Faculties of Dentistry, * Erciyes University, Kayseri and ** Selçuk University, Konya, Turkey