At least 70% of children who snore have obstructive sleep apnea (OSD).

 

Many of these children are frequently diagnosed as having ADD or ADHD and are typically placed on medication when in fact their problems may be caused by sleep deprivation.

 

Children with OSD may exhibit the following symptoms:

• Poor concentration
• Hyperactivity
• Speech delays
• Sleep disturbances
• Facial formation
• Chronic headaches
• Feeding issues
• Irritability

 

Orthodontics centered around breathing, also known as "airway orthodontics", addresses the root cause for children who snore or have apnea and can prevent it in children who don’t. 

 

In addition, airway orthodontics can improve symptoms of ADD or ADHD and thus proclude the need for pharmaceutical intervention.

 

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About Elizabeth Walker DMD, MSD

Committed to her patients and continuing education, Dr. Walker has extensive experience diagnosing and treating TMJ disorders and craniofacial pain.

 

She integrates the evaluation of awake and sleep disordered breathing into her patient care.

 

Dr. Walker’s mission is to provide her patients with the latest diagnostic technologies to identify the ORIGIN of symptoms to resolve pain, skeletal, dental and breathing challenges. 

 

She graduated from the Goldman School of Dental Medicine at Boston University in 2006 and received her certificate in the Specialty of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics from Goldman School of Dental Medicine at Boston University in 2010. 

 

She has completed an extensive Mini-Residency from TMJ and Sleep Therapy Research earning a graduate certificate in Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders & Craniofacial Pain in 2013.