Airway-Focused Pediatric Dentistry in Newport Beach, CA
Helping families understand how oral development, breathing patterns and sleep symptoms may be connected.
A Whole-Child Approach to Airway Care
Healthy breathing plays an important role in a child's sleep, growth, oral development and day-to-day comfort. Rita Daghlian, DDS provides airway-focused pediatric dental care in Newport Beach, California.
Concerned about breathing, snoring or sleep quality? Call 949-706-7006 to schedule an airway evaluation with Dr. Daghlian.
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What Is Airway-Focused Dentistry?
Airway-focused dentistry looks beyond the teeth alone. For children, it considers how the mouth, jaws, tongue, tonsils, nasal breathing and oral habits may affect the way a child breathes, sleeps and develops.
Our pediatric dentist evaluates your child's oral structures, bite development, growth patterns and symptoms to help determine whether airway-related concerns may be contributing to restless sleep, mouth breathing or other issues.
See the Difference Airway-Focused Care Can Make
Explore real before-and-after photos from patients who received individualized airway-focused care.
Facial Profile Changes
Profile views show changes in oral posture and facial balance following individualized airway-focused care.
Photos show actual patients. Treatment recommendations and results are unique to each patient.
Signs Your Child May Benefit From an Airway Evaluation
An airway evaluation may be helpful if your child has symptoms such as:
Airway Dentistry FAQs
A pediatric airway dentist evaluates how a child’s teeth, jaws, tongue, palate and oral habits may relate to breathing and sleep concerns. Our pediatric dentist uses this information to help parents understand possible contributing factors and appropriate next steps.
An evaluation may be helpful if your child snores, breathes through the mouth, grinds their teeth, sleeps restlessly, wakes tired or has crowded teeth and jaw development concerns. Dr. Daghlian can assess your child's oral development and discuss whether additional care may be needed.
Occasional snoring during a cold may happen, but regular snoring is not something parents should ignore. If your child snores often, has noisy breathing or seems tired during the day, an airway evaluation can help determine whether further assessment is recommended.
No. The evaluation is the first step. Our pediatric dentist will review your child's symptoms and oral development, then explain her findings. Some children only need monitoring or habit guidance, while others may benefit from additional dental or medical evaluation.