Ep. 40: “Treat to health!: A Holistic Approach to Treating a Variety of Pediatric and Adult Conditions From an Orthodontist and Orthognathic Surgeon” with Dr. Michael Gunson, DDS, MD and Dr. Rebecca Bockow, DDS.

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“Treat to health!: A Holistic Approach to Treating a Variety of Pediatric and Adult Conditions From an Orthodontist and Orthognathic Surgeon” with Dr. Michael Gunson, DDS, MD and Dr. Rebecca Bockow, DDS. 🤩 This insightful discussion from two of THE TOP in the field highlights the 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞, 𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡. 💚
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𝙎𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙘𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙪𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙠𝙚𝙮 𝙥𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙨:
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✅ Dr. Gunson finds that 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐲. Dr. Bockow also emphasizes 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐲𝐬𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 💯
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✅ 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐞𝐧𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐬/𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐢𝐝𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐝𝐰𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 are signs of issues. 🚩🛏️
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✅ For double jaw surgery, Dr. Gunson may wait until 𝐣𝐚𝐰 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞. 👧👦
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✅ Early interventions are usually 𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜, guiding jaw growth.
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✅ 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐬, 𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 are all 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 for airway problems. 💪
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✅ A variety of 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 and insights are reviewed.
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✅ MARPE can bring the 𝐦𝐚𝐱𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐬. 👃
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✅ Dr. Gunson supports the use MARPE before MMA for patients with 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 but stresses the importance of avoiding overexpansion. 🦷
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✅ 𝐌𝐢𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐬 can stem from a problem with either jaw, and mandibular asymmetry can be developmental.
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✅ 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐢𝐝𝐬. 📉
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✅ Learn about upcoming courses: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 covers pathology of growth, restorations, orthodontics, and orthognathic surgery and the 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐏𝐄 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 will discuss surgical and non-surgical techniques.
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𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘 𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏! 𝑰𝒕'𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒕𝒆𝒆𝒕𝒉 𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒔; 𝒊𝒕'𝒔 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈. 𝑫𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏! 🎬
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𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐆𝐔𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐒:
Dr. Michael Gunson, DDS, MD is also an associate professor at Boston University School of Dentistry, a resident faculty at Spear Education, and a member of many dental professional groups. He enjoys teaching and lecturing throughout the world and publishing research on orthognathic surgery, facial function and dental and facial esthetics, obstructive sleep apnea, and the treatment of TMJ arthritis and condylar resorption.

Dr. Rebecca Bockow, DDS is dual trained orthodontist and periodontist. She received a BS in Biology with Honors at Haverford College and completed her DDS training at the University of Washington Dental School. Dr. Bockow completed a highly selective dual-specialty program combining Orthodontics and Periodontics at the University of Pennsylvania, while also earning a Masters in Oral Biology. She is also a resident faculty at Spear Education. Dr. Bockow lectures nationally and contributes to multiple professional journals as an author and editor.

𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐇𝐎𝐒𝐓:
Nicole Goldfarb, M.A. CCC, SLP- COM® is a Speech-Language Pathologist, Certified Orofacial Myologist, International speaker, author, and owner of San Diego Center For Speech Therapy & Myofunctional Therapy. She serves as a mentor and consultant to patients, professionals, and colleagues in th