The HealthyStart® System is a non-invasive, non-pharmaceutical, pain-free approach to opening the airway and straightening teeth WITHOUT braces. HealthyStart® is rooted in 54 years of research and experience and has treated over 4 million children around the world. The system straightens teeth without braces and does more than traditional orthodontic aligners. The HealthyStart® System consists of a series of appliances that address symptoms of Sleep Disordered Breathing, which 9 out of 10 children are affected by. These symptoms often go misdiagnosed or untreated and worsen with age. HealthyStart® aims to address these symptoms early-on so that they can be solved naturally.
Frequently Asked Questions
HOW IS HEALTHY START DIFFERENT THAN TRADITIONAL ORTHODONTICS?
Healthy Start is ideally implemented as a preventative treatment. Where traditional orthodontics treats an existing issue, Healthy Start interferes early to ensure it doesn’t become an issue. The ideal time to begin Healthy Start treatment is before a child’s adult teeth begin to appear. This allows the appliances to guide the permanent teeth into proper position from the beginning. With traditional orthodontics, treatment is generally delayed until adult teeth have already erupted, and requires breaking and repositioning of the fibers that hold a tooth in place. Since the fibers around the tooth have memory, traditional orthodontics requires lifetime retainer use to maintain this new tooth position. With Healthy Start, patients often do not need to use retainers every night because the tooth was guided into the proper position from the start.
IS MY CHILD A CANDIDATE FOR HEALTHY START?
9 out of 10 children are affected by sleep disordered breathing. If you notice your child breathes through their mouth during night or daytime, contact us so that we can evaluate their airway health at their next appointment. Other signs and symptoms to look out for include nighttime snoring, bedwetting, excessive sweating, daytime sleepiness, attention deficit, and behavioral and speech issues, just to name a few. Complete the questionnaire below to gain more insight into your child’s sleep habits.
Additionally, if you’re looking for a preventive and early treatment to straighten your child’s teeth without braces, this system can solve crowding and misalignment naturally. Furthermore, your child will likely not need to wear lifetime retainers after treatment, as teeth will remain in proper position even after treatment is complete!
WHEN IS THE BEST TIME TO BEGIN TREATMENT?
The Healthy Start system can be implemented in children as young as 2 years old to address airway and sleep issues. For straightening teeth, the system can be implemented in children as young as 5-7 years old, or when their first adult tooth begins to erupt. If your child is older, no worries, the Healthy Start system can likely still improve the overall oral health of patients, even as adults.
CAN HEALTHY START HELP ME AS AN ADULT?
Yes, this system can help adults who breath through their mouths during sleep. Nighttime mouth-breathing results in reduced oxygenated airflow, which negatively affects the body’s ability to detoxify and recharge. Even half an inch of mouth opening results in 85% closure of the airway. Healthy Start’s adult Habit Corrector ensures the tongue and jaw are in proper position to maximize airflow and promotes nasal breathing, which addresses snoring too!
