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Dozens of studies have found that smiling makes people look more attractive. Additional research has concluded that orthodontic treatment between the ages of 11 and 31 have the most influential effect on attractiveness as an adult. Other research has proven that people who smile in their online dating pictures go on more successful dates. It is safe to say that smiling is extremely important to how others perceive you. Smiling makes forming any kind of relationship easier. Dating can be a breeze when you are smiling! People want to be around others that are happy and confident!

Smiling is a part of life, especially in ...

Loud snoring, constant waking through the night, grinding your teeth, and clenching your jaw can disrupt your sleep and leave you feeling tired and achy throughout the day. You may be used to it by now. If all of this has become part of your sleep routine in Davie, it doesn’t have to be! You may be suffering from obstructive sleep apnea and/or bruxism – treatable conditions that can be corrected with an OAT Treatment device from Dr. Maria Yazji Orthodontics.

What is obstructive sleep apnea?

This common disorder causes a person to stop breathing very briefly, often many times throughout the night. A person’s breathing stops (apnea) due to a ...

You may have sleep apnea and not even know it. This common condition occurs when lying down -- sometimes tissue in the throat causes airway obstruction and breathing temporarily stops. Obstructive sleep apnea can cause you to stop breathing hundreds of times in the night. A person with sleep apnea may wake up gasping for air and then quickly fall back to sleep many times each night, often not even remembering waking throughout the night. If you are always tired, even after what you believed to be a full night’s sleep, you may have sleep apnea.

So how can you treat obstructive sleep apnea? One ...