The Roots Of Your Child s Health and Behavioral Issues What Every Parent Needs To Know
Beautiful Smiles Are Just the Beginning The Perfect Start System is an all-natural, nonpharmaceutical, and non-surgical treatment option delivered exclusively by specially trained dentists. Perfect Start is a series of uniquely designed oral appliances children wear for just a few hours a day and / or during the night while they sleep. These soft comfortable appliances promote nasal breathing and discourage mouth breathing as they widen the dental arches and help develop the jaw further just as nature intended. The end result of Perfect Start treatment can be a healthy, happy child with a big, beautiful smile full of straight teeth, and an airway wide and open for a lifetime of healthy breathing. Sleep, Crowded Teeth, and Your Child s Health Research Finds The Link Only in the last 20 years has clinical research established the connection between certain increasingly common childhood health issues and a single likely root cause Sleep Disordered Breathing or SDB. The symptoms associated with SDB can vary from one child to the next, but even mild SDB (mouth breathing, crowded teeth, snoring) can point to serious underlying health issues and the need for treatment. Pediatric sleep disorders impact a child s behavioral, cognitive, and physical development, with long term consequences. (Bonuck, Parikh, & Bassila, 2006; Montgomery & Dunne, 2007) Children with SDB are 40 to 100 percent more likely to exhibit behavioral and emotional problems, including hyperactivity, anxiety, depression, social issues with peers, and conduct problems, including aggressiveness. (Bonuck, 2012) Children with cross bites (misaligned upper and lower teeth) were 3.3 times more likely to suffer from SDB, while children with convex facial profiles (i.e. receding chins) were 2.6 times more likely. (Finland Study 2013, published in European Journal of Pediatrics) The research is clear SDB is the underlying condition that often gives rise to many childhood health issues. Yet children with wide, forward dental arches who breathe through their nose sleep better, and children who sleep better perform better in school, behave better, and experience fewer health issues. Unfortunately, childhood sleep disorders are becoming far more prevalent among our youth, and far too many parents and health care providers are unaware of the dire consequences.
THE ROOTS OF SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING IN CHILDREN The Importance of Your Child s Airway The central issue for many children suffering from the effects of SDB is a compromised airway. When a child s airway is narrow, underdeveloped, or constricted in any way, the child will struggle to get enough oxygen at night and may resort to mouth breathing. Bringing the upper and lower jaws forward while making them wider can help open up the airway of a growing child. Restless Sleep Does your child exhibit any of these symptoms linked to Sleep Disordered Breathing? ADD / ADHD Defiance / Aggression Mouth Breathing Nightmares Chronic Allergies What Parents See Speech Issues Bed Wetting Dark Circles Under Eyes Bed Wetting Dangers of Mouth Breathing Chronic Allergies Mouth breathing is not the same as nasal breathing, and often leads to further compromises in the airway. Mouth breathing is often cited as a contributing factor in a compromised airway, and in patients who require orthodontic treatment. It can also prevent the proper function of the tongue and other orofacial muscles children need to speak, swallow, chew, and function. Mouth breathing can also cause the delicate tissues of the tonsils and adenoids to swell and become enlarged, which can further restrict the airway, and thus perpetuate the cycle of a need to mouth breathe. Mouth Breathing Snoring Difficulty at School Daytime Drowsiness ADD / ADHD Difficulty in School Snoring Restless Sleep Stunted Growth Nightmares What s Really Happening Compromised / Blocked Airway Crowded / Crooked Teeth Dark Circles Under the Eyes Narrow Dental Arches / Underdeveloped Jaws Swollen Adenoids / Tonsils We believe elimination of oral breathing, i.e., restoration of nasal breathing during wake and sleep, may be the only valid finish line in pediatric sleep disordered breathing. C. Guilleminault, S. Sullivan, 2014 Stanford University Aggressive Behavior Overbite Underdeveloped Lower Jaw Root Causes Of What Parents See Crowded / Crooked Teeth Soft Diet Thumb / Finger Sucking Swollen Tonsils / Adenoids Processed Foods Daytime Drowsiness Low Tongue Position / Thrust Limited / No Breastfeeding Weak Orofacial Muscles Weak Tongue
The Dental Connection Many young children with SDB have dental arches that are underdeveloped, narrow, and positioned too far back. A normal human profile should have the lips and chin positioned well in front of the eyes with a strong jaw line. Unfortunately, in most cases such growth and development doesn t happen on its own. Early Treatment Is Critical If these abnormal conditions are left untreated in children, by the time they are fully grown there is little that can be done to correct them. All too often, teeth become overly crowded and extractions are prescribed, followed by years of braces. Patient Airway Age 9-14 By expanding the entire anatomy of the upper and lower jaws, the airway can expand and develop to its full potential. If treatment intervention occurs during a child s critical growing years, many of the symptoms associated with SDB greatly diminish or simply disappear. 10-Year-Old Female 16 Month Treatment 9-Year-Old Male 12 Month Treatment In our modern world of limited breastfeeding and soft, processed foods, far too many of our children are simply not developing fully in their lower facial areas. If allowed to persist during their formative early years, this condition prevents proper growth and development of a child s airway. Eventually, many of these children will grow into adults with SDB, who may eventually require CPAP machines to obtain the oxygen they need at night all because their airways were never allowed to fully develop. Compromised Airway Before Perfect Start Mouth Breather Sleep Arousals Stunted Growth Before Perfect Start Before Perfect Start No Braces! Our 11 year old son wet the bed 3-4 nights a week. We started treatment in Perfect Start mainly to avoid braces. After just one week the bedwetting stopped completely. After 8 or 9 months, his teeth were perfectly straight. Amazing! Karen H. Restored Open Airway After Perfect Start Breathes Thru Nose Sleeps Thru Night Grew 3.5 inches After Perfect Start After Perfect Start
Perfect Start is about far more than straight teeth. The most important feature of THE PERFECT START SYSTEM is that it can help develop and widen a child s airway, allowing many children the opportunity to get the oxygen and deep sleep their growing bodies require. Conventional Treatment Options A Better Way to Help Your Child kids preteen teen & adult Before now, treatment options have been limited and ineffective, mainly because they address symptoms rather than the potential root cause. In the late 1960 s, Dr. Earl O. Bergersen, an orthodontist from Chicago, developed a novel way of straightening teeth using comfortable oral appliances. Prescription drugs, surgery, clinical therapy, academic tutors, sleep aids, and years in metal braces have been the most commonly prescribed solutions. Yet none of these conventional treatments can promote or develop a child s airway and help them get the oxygen and sleep they need to thrive. Since that time, his breakthrough has proven very effective in creating big beautiful smiles in over 3,000,000 cases around the world. Today s modern version of those appliances comprise what is known as THE PERFECT START SYSTEM. My son Justin suffered from several conditions that no one had answers for. He couldn t sleep, behaved badly, had difficulty at school, and so much more. Perfect Start has given him a completely new lease on life. He sleeps soundly. He s off his medications. He s doing much better in school academically and socially. I now have 4 of my 5 kids in Perfect Start and it has totally changed our lives. I can t thank you enough! PERFECT START KIDS HABIT CORRECTOR Retrains and repositions the tongue. Corrects tongue thrust. Promotes proper swallowing. Helps eliminate bad oral habits, such as thumb or finger sucking. PERFECT START C Worn passively at night. Gently guides permanent teeth into proper position. Facilitates dental arch expansion and corrects overbites, cross bites and crowding. PERFECT START IG or G Worn at night and actively for about 2 hours per day per doctor s direction. PERFECT START PRE-TEEN HABIT CORRECTOR Retrains and repositions the tongue. Corrects tongue thrust. Promotes proper swallowing. Helps eliminate bad oral habits, such as thumb or finger sucking. PERFECT START G Worn at night and actively for about 2 hours per day per doctor s direction. PERFECT START N, X, U Worn at night and actively for about 4 hours per day per doctor s direction. Sheri O.
What Certified Perfect Start Providers Are Saying Every Child Deserves a Perfect Start I have been treating children with Perfect Start appliances for the last 13 years. My patients experience consistent and often stunning clinical results as Perfect Start helps them transition from mouth breathing to nose breathing. Most are able to rapidly get off their medications, or stop wetting the bed, or improve their behavior or grades in school. Perfect Start appliances deliver normal growth and development of the jaws so that all of the teeth have a chance to go where they belong. I m proud of the fact that over the past 13 years we ve never had to extract a single permanent tooth. Perfect Start also does a phenomenal job of straightening teeth, giving each of my patients a beautiful smile without braces. I can t say enough about this amazing product. - Dr. Ben M. I ve treated close to 1,000 cases over the past 15 years using traditional braces. In all that time, I ve never seen anything like what Perfect Start can do. I was very skeptical at first and worried about compliance, but I have to admit that the results with Perfect Start are very impressive. The orthodontic changes are rapid and clinically stable, and other conditions related to sleep disorders just seem to go away. Parents are thrilled and constantly refer friends and family, which is the highest compliment they can give. - Dr. Chris E. Success Story from an Actual Perfect Start Patient Michael was put into a Perfect Start Habit Corrector. In just two months his tongue thrust was gone and his airway was opening up. He hasn t needed any allergy medication in 4 months. We started out wanting to get his teeth straight, but Perfect Start is changing our lives. We are forever grateful! -Teri, Mother of Micheal, age 11 If you have a child who suffers from any of the conditions listed in this brochure, you owe it to them and to yourself to visit www.perfectstart.com or inquire at your local Premier Perfect Start Provider to learn more.
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