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

The DOC Podcast

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 system
• How 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 ([e-mail]) to get a copy of Dr. Boyd’s letter to the Primary Care Physician