“Dr. Mehta introduced me to a whole new world!”

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The team at Indigo Orthodontics is passionate about airway health. Founder and owner Dr. Srishti Mehta, Dr. Angelica Herrera, and Dr. Mohammad Eyad Albaba provide a unique perspective in airway-focused orthodontics.
“As orthodontists, we can influence the development of the face, jaws, and airway improving issues such as snoring, mouth breathing, and restless sleep,” Dr. Mehta explains.

“I assumed my level of hard was everyone’s level of hard. I was so exhausted. When we’re not breathing well, we’re not sleeping well,” says Alanna Partin of her experience with a toddler and a colicky baby, when no one was sleeping well. “Both of my sons had tongue ties, which made it difficult for them to eat and sleep. My education and experience is in exercise and health, so I started learning about how airway health can affect your overall health.”

“I’ve been to dentists in the U.S. and in Canada and no one told me I was tongue tied or that my tongue was too big for my mouth. I had severe sleep apnea and experienced poor and interrupted sleep.” Alanna explains. “Dr. Mehta introduced me to a whole new world.”

Dr. Mehta referred Alanna to a surgeon who completed double jaw surgery to bring the jaws forward. “When I woke up from jaw surgery, it was like breathing through a fire hose instead of breathing through a straw, which was what I was used to. Once I could breath well, it released stress and my neck and body started unwinding,” she explains.

After the surgery, Dr. Mehta recommended traditional braces to help make ample space in Alanna’s mouth. “Dr. Mehta and my oral surgeon wanted to save as many of my teeth as possible. She is confident we can broaden my smile,” she says.

Alanna was so impressed with Dr. Mehta, she brought her six-year-old in for his first visit last December. “Dr. Mehta recommended that his tonsils and adenoids be checked, and we eventually had them removed,” she says. “If there’s any gift I can give to my children’s athleticism, it is to ensure their air cavity is functioning well.”

Indigo’s three orthodontists work together to treat all ages, encouraging early interceptive treatment with a child’s first orthodontist visit at age seven. “A common myth is to wait until all baby teeth fall out to get an orthodontic evaluation … often, the solutions are better when caught and treated earlier,” Dr. Mehta explains.