Pediatric Airway Health, Mouth Breathing & Myofunctional Therapy - Dr. Leslie Pasco | Ep 324

In this episode of The IferiaTechCast, Ezekiel Iferia sits down with Dr. Leslie Pasco, DMD, a veterandentist with 28 years of clinical experience, certified orofacial myologist,and founder of MyoWay Centers for Kids. After 15 years in traditional familydentistry, Dr. Leslie noticed a disturbing trend: children’s medical historieswere becoming increasingly complex, while their dental arches, palates, andairways were visibly narrowing. Realizing that modern clinical models weretreating surface dental misalignment while missing systemic hypoxia, sheretired from traditional surgical dentistry to pioneer dedicated myofunctionaltherapy centers for children. We explore why what looks like ADHD, anxiety, orbehavioral disruption is often an underlying pediatric breathing disorder; howchronic mouth breathing forces the autonomic nervous system into permanentfight-or-flight sympathetic overdrive; the neurodevelopmental costs of sleep fragmentation;why ancient human skulls displayed wide, non-crowded dental arches; and howearly non-invasive interventions rewire a child’s airway and behavioraltrajectory.

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Chapter Timestamps

00:00 Welcome Dr.Leslie Pasco: Dentist, Orofacial Myologist & Founder of MyoWay Centers

01:42 The DentalShift: Spotting Shrinking Jaw Arches and Hypoxic Patient Histories

03:44 Mouths are forEating, Noses are for Breathing: The Neurological Survival Switch

06:15 Inside MyoWayCenters for Kids: Ditching the Needles for Child-Friendly Airway Retraining

09:11 Walking Awayfrom Traditional Practice: The Risk of Leaving a 30-Year Career

11:43 The"Behavioral Problem is a Breathing Problem" Reframe: The ADHD-SleepConnection

14:40 DeconstructingButeyko Breathing & Myofunctional Therapy Protocols

16:36 The WarningSigns at Home: Snoring, Chronic Congestion, Ear Tubes & Restless Sleep

19:42 What to Ask YourPediatric Provider: Moving Beyond "They'll Grow Out of It"

21:57 The SkullAnthropology Lesson: Why Narrow Palates are Environmental, Not Inevitable

24:01 What Does TrueInnovation Mean to You? (Interdisciplinary Healthcare Collaboration)

25:32 Connect with Dr.Leslie Pasco & Take the 10-Question Airway Risk Screener