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Raphael Center for Integrative Orthodontics
More Than Straight Teeth
Why Integrative Orthodontics?
Understanding WHY we take such a different approach to orthodontics must come before you understand the HOW.
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The success of your treatment depends on your motivation to get better. Without understanding, there is no motivation, and without motivation and participation in the program, all I can do it push around your teeth. With motivation, I can guide you in dealing with the causes of the problem and help you become your very best you.
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So start your understanding here...
I did this video for "O2 Day" sponsored by the Foundation for Airway Health in 2020. It's a short summary of the problem. (The beginning may surprise you...)
Documenting Hope
For some years I have been playing this video for my students. It has been a motivation for all of us to fight all the harder for our childrens' welfare.
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Originally conceived by Beth Lambert, a mother of two children with severe allergies, this project makes the case for addressing the true etiology of what is ailing us...all of us.e
"We need a fundamental rethinking on the optimization of our health and the minimization on threats to our health"
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That's the approach I take to correcting facial growth, providing an optimal physiologic airway, and breathing pattern for children.
Here's a science-guy video that does a good job of explaining the background to my thinking.