Making the Case for Early Orthodontic Treatment (w/Dr. Kevin Boyd) [Ep.62]

Don’t miss this episode with the amazing Dr. Kevin Boyd!  Kevin is a world-renowned expert in the area of early orthodontic treatment and we had a fascinating discussion on if, when, and why to provide orthodontic treatment to younger children.  Some of the topics we discuss include:Dr. Boyd’s professional journey that led him to focus on early orthodontic treatment.How Drs. Bishara, Andreasen, and Phol inspired Dr. Boyd during his residency training at Iowa.Dr. Boyd’s background in anthropology and how that has shaped his thinking about the etiology of malocclusion and how to treat it.Why Dr. Boyd’s training in behavioral sciences has enabled him to manage and treat younger orthodontic patients.How Dr. Mike’s training at Stony Brook with Dr. Fred Ferguson taught him how to manage and treat younger patients in his practice.What leading anthropologists say about the role of diet in the etiology of malocclusion.How the fact that children are hard-wired to imitate and please their elders relates to treating younger patients.Whether the etiology of malocclusion is genetic, environmental, or a combination of both.The functional matrix of the jaws and the naso-respiratory systemHow myofunctional therapy can improve the growth of the jaws.Whether or not you need a posterior crossbite to expand the arches.If there is a “correct” age to initiate orthodontic treatment.Why the Salzman Index is antiquated and how it is prohibiting orthodontic residents from treating younger patients.Why malocclusion is a disease of cultural industrialization.Is there an age that is “too early” to treat patients with interceptive orthodontic treatment?How to build a collaborative network with our medical colleagues, including primary care physicians.LINKS:-Sean Carlson video on expansion in the absence of crossbite: https://youtu.be/Y1aD_iYcLKU?si=VKbjaI5hBtxjQg0Q-Harvard study by Silver: Silver EI. American Journal of Orthodontics and Oral Surgery. 1994;30(12):635:659.-Link to AADSM Article: https://aadsm.org/journal/special_article_1_issue_112.php-Dunedin Study: Richmond-Rakerd LS et al. PNAS. 2021;118(3):1-12-Ultra-Processed People by VanTullican:  https://www.amazon.com/Ultra-Processed-People-Science-Behind-Food/dp/1324036729/ref=asc_df_1324036729/?gad_source=1&hvadid=693449522341&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl&hvlocint&hvlocphy=9012267&hvnetw=g&hvpone&hvpos&hvptwo&hvqmt&hvrand=12253883059461682792&hvtargid=pla-1960574051028&linkCode=df0&mcid=f479b78a5ba03190bbb7f73789672dc7&psc=1&tag=hyprod-20-Email Dr. Mike ([email protected]) to get a copy of Dr. Boyd’s letter to the Primary Care Physician