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The focus of functional orthodontic treatment is proper development of a patient’s face and jaws. When jaws develop to their normal size, there is usually enough room for all the teeth to be aligned properly. Many functional problems, especially breathing through the mouth, will affect the normal growth pattern and create undersized and constricted dental arches. Smaller jaws lead to overcrowding of the teeth, which can be used for justification of extractions of permanent teeth by many orthodontists. Functional Orthodontic Treatment will solve functional and skeletal problems first. Early correction of these problems will help to guide growth of jaws and teeth in the right direction and assure that the vast majority of patients can be treated without extraction or surgery. Non-extraction Functional Orthodontic Treatment will help you and your children to save all your teeth, have better and broader smiles, and recreate your Real Smile.