Episode 76: How Dental Health and Mouth Breathing Affect Development with Dr. Ben Miraglia

No One Told Us

Rachael Shepard-Ohta

Society & Culture, Kids & Family, Parenting

4.9 • 590 Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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This week Rachael welcomes Dr. Ben Miraglia to discuss the importance of early dental care for children, focusing on the connection between dental health, breathing, and overall development. He emphasizes the need for early intervention in pediatric dentistry, particularly between the ages of 3 and 11, to prevent long-term issues. Dr. Ben also introduces Toothpillow, a remote treatment option designed to improve children's oral health through guidance appliances, myofunctional therapy, and nasal hygiene. Inside this episode: Signs and symptoms for dental or airway issues in your child How mouth breathing can lead to various health issues Nutrition plays a significant role in dental and respiratory health Pacifiers, bottles, and purees impact on jaw development Understanding the connection between sleep and dental health Holistic approaches can enhance children's dental care How braces only address symptoms, not underlying issues. Thoughts on mouth taping How nasal hygiene is often overlooked but essential for health Treatment options by age Toothpillow Special Offer! Write: NO ONE TOLD US PODCAST in the "Who's the person we can thank for referring you?" field for a free Toothpillow consultation ($50 value) and $250 off treatment! Dr. Ben Miraglia graduated from SUNY at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine in 1993. He has over 30 years of general practice experience in Mt. Kisco, NY, including over 20 years orthodontic experience where his focus has been on early childhood jaw growth and development. Dr. Miraglia lectures nationally on early childhood malocclusion, its connection to sleep disordered breathing and early treatment options. Dr. Miraglia is the VP of GP Clinical Education at CandidPro. He is the Chief Clinical Officer at Airway Health Solutions. He is on the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Physiological Medicine and Dentistry. He is a founding member and Chief Clinical Officer at Toothpillow. Rachael is a mom of 3, founder of Hey, Sleepy Baby, and the host of this podcast. Instagram | Tiktok | Website ✨For sleep support and resources, visit heysleepybaby.com and follow @heysleepybaby on Instagram! 😴☁️🤎✨ If you enjoyed this episode, please rate 5⭐️ and write us a review! ⬇️ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to No One Told Us. I'm so excited for this episode. I'm your host, Rachel, and today we're welcoming Dr. Ben Miraglia.
0:10.0	Dr. Ben graduated from SUNY at Buffalo School of Gentle Medicine in 1993, and he has over 30 years of general practice experience, including over 20 years of orthodonicic experience, where his focus has been on early
0:22.9	childhood, jaw growth, and development. He also lectures nationally on airway and sleep
0:29.6	disordered breathing and early treatment options for children. He's the VP of GP clinical education
0:36.0	at Candid Pro, the chief clinical officer at Airway Health Solutions
0:39.4	and is on the board of directors for the American Academy of Physiological Medicine and Dentistry.
0:45.0	He's also a founding member and chief clinical officer at Toothpillow, which is an amazing resource
0:49.4	we will talk about later. So Dr. Ben, thank you so much for being here on the podcast. This is something that
0:55.1	I speak with my audience about a lot because, you know, these issues do impact sleep often in
1:00.9	little ones, which we will get to. But first, I would love for you to just kind of tell us a little
1:04.5	bit about your background and how you started your business and this kind of specialty.
1:09.5	Sure, sure. Yeah. Thank you, Rachel, for that kind introduction. It's fabulous to be here.
1:13.0	I'm very excited to be participating. And yes, getting the message out to parents is very helpful
1:17.4	because it makes a big difference if you know you have choices, as opposed to not even knowing
1:21.7	there's something available for you. My dental career began 31 years ago, so I am 31 years into
1:27.2	private practice, but about 10 years in, I pivoted.
1:30.3	I went from fixing teeth to doing growth and development early.
1:35.3	So I was a tooth fixer for a while and very successful. I enjoyed it. It's not bad.
1:40.3	But at 10 years in, I realized, hey, there's a little different approach we could do here.
1:44.3	I started taking courses, learning about treating children early.
1:47.5	And I started learning about the connection between underdeveloped jaws, poor breathing or sleeping,
1:52.6	unhealthy children.
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