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she have stopped mouth breathing and snoring?
Would her allergies have improved? Would her
tongue space have increased? Would her canine
eruption pattern have normalized? Would her
soft-tissue profi le have improved? Would her
smile aesthetics have improved so signifi cantly?
Would her self-confi dence have improved? I contend
that the answer to all these questions is a
resounding " no. "
Patients, parents, team members and doctors
love this approach, and incorporating it into your
practice will allow you to change more lives and
fi nd more joy in the treatment of preadolescent
patients than you imagined possible. It is time to
embrace the new paradigm!
In the next course, we'll explore why slow
expansion with braces and wires is a superior
approach to RME in preadolescent patients, as
well as present additional cases treated with this
approach. OT
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Dr. Michael K. DeLuke is a board-certified
orthodontist who received his specialty training at
the University of Connecticut. DeLuke practiced for
18 years at DeLuke Orthodontics before retiring from
private practice to teach full time. He has served as a
faculty member at several hospitals and orthodontic
residencies, including as the cleft-craniofacial
orthodontist at Albany Medical Center in New York.
DeLuke recently founded DeLuke Orthodontic
Coaching (DOC), an ADA-CERP-recognized
provider. He also created The DOC Podcast to help
his colleagues attain the highest level of personal,
professional and financial success. DeLuke is a
fitness enthusiast and former boxer who still actively
trains. He resides in Naples, Florida, with his wife and
two teenage daughters.
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Stay tuned for Part 2
In Part 2 of this series, Dr. Michael K. DeLuke will
explain the drawbacks to some of the typical
approaches many orthodontists would take to
treat cases similar to the one in this article, and
share additional case studies that illustrate a more
eff ective way of treatment.
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