Kevin O'Brien's Orthodontic Blog

Over the last few years, I have highlighted the problems with publications that are in predatory journals.  I have raised concerns with the legitimacy of the findings of...

One basic principle of health care is that we should not cause harm to our patients. Nevertheless, information on the harms we may cause in orthodontics is very limited. A new study from Denmark examined this question. I thought it provided useful information we could use with our patients.

A team from Aarhus and Copenhagen did this study. Orthodontics and Craniofac...

A child who snores may seem harmless. But for some children, noisy sleep can be a sign that breathing is being interrupted during the night.

This group of problems is called sleep-disordered breathing. It ranges from simple snoring to obstructive sleep apnoea, where the airway partly or fully closes during sleep. When this happens, a child may wake briefly many time...

Artificial intelligence appears to have many applications in dentistry. One of these may be to aid orthodontic screening. This is particularly relevant in countries where orthod...

Sleep matters. It helps us learn, grow, and feel ready for the day. But some teenagers have obstructive sleep apnoea, a condition where breathing becomes partly blocked during sleep. This may lead to snoring, broken sleep, and drops in blood oxygen.

A new study looked at whether orthodontic expansion could help.

Orthodontic expansion is a treatment that ma...