He explained that the first step to improving airway obstruction wasn’t orthodontics but instead involved maintaining correct “oral posture.” Anyone could do this, and it was free. It just meant holding the lips together, with teeth almost touching (molars two to three millimeters apart) and the tongue on the roof of the mouth. Hold the head up perpendicular to the body and don’t kink the neck. When sitting or standing, the spine should form a slight J shape—straight until it reaches the small of the back, where it naturally curves outward. While maintaining this posture, we should always
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