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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Patient: A 16-year-old with Down syndrome, previously assessed to have the mental capacity of a 4-year-old, spending much of his time playing with blocks rather than engaging in everyday life.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Intervention: Dr. Price fitted him with a palatal expansion rod in his upper jaw, widening the narrow palate. Over a period of six months, this stimulated not just facial growth but systemic development too.</li>
</ul>Outcomes were dramatic:<img src="https://neets.net/attachments/img_6435-jpeg.198699/" alt="IMG 6435" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://neets.net/attachments/img_6436-jpeg.198700/" alt="IMG 6436" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Cognitive &amp; Functional Gains: The teen began reading — both children’s books and newspaper headlines. He could accurately handle money at the grocery store and successfully navigate public transit. 
 
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Physical and Hormonal Maturation: He experienced a 3-inch growth spurt in four months and developed facial hair and mature genitalia — attributed to stimulation of the pituitary gland via expansion of the sella turcica (a bone cavity housing the pituitary gland) 
 
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Respiratory Improvements: His severe sleep apnea was resolved when the expander opened his obstructed left nostril, allowing proper breathing.</li>
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[QUOTE="lunin7, post: 48534, member: 6"] [LIST] [*][B]Patient[/B]: A 16-year-old with Down syndrome, previously assessed to have the mental capacity of a 4-year-old, spending much of his time playing with blocks rather than engaging in everyday life. [*][B]Intervention[/B]: Dr. Price fitted him with a palatal expansion rod in his upper jaw, widening the narrow palate. Over a period of six months, this stimulated not just facial growth but systemic development too. [/LIST] [B]Outcomes were dramatic[/B]: [IMG alt="IMG 6435"]https://neets.net/attachments/img_6435-jpeg.198699/[/IMG] [IMG alt="IMG 6436"]https://neets.net/attachments/img_6436-jpeg.198700/[/IMG] [LIST] [*][B]Cognitive & Functional Gains[/B]: The teen began reading — both children’s books and newspaper headlines. He could accurately handle money at the grocery store and successfully navigate public transit. [*][B]Physical and Hormonal Maturation[/B]: He experienced a 3-inch growth spurt in four months and developed facial hair and mature genitalia — attributed to stimulation of the pituitary gland via expansion of the sella turcica (a bone cavity housing the pituitary gland) [*][B]Respiratory Improvements[/B]: His severe sleep apnea was resolved when the expander opened his obstructed left nostril, allowing proper breathing. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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