Dr Nora Zaghi

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08/26/2026

Hands constantly in the mouth? It doesn’t always mean your baby is hungry or teething.

Around 2–4 months, babies begin exploring their mouths in a BIG way. All that hand-chewing, drooling, and mouthing is helping them explore, self-soothe, and develop early oral-motor skills.

Sometimes the best thing we can do is let them explore.

So before you assume hunger or reach for a teether, remember: this can simply be development happening right in front of you.

Send this to a new parent who needs to hear it.

08/26/2026

“Don’t worry, they’ll grow into their jaw.”

But growth doesn’t work that way.

A child’s jaw develops in response to function: tongue posture, nasal breathing, chewing, and muscle forces.

When those patterns are off, the face can develop around the dysfunction rather than simply “growing out of it.”

And the window matters. A significant amount of craniofacial growth happens before the teenage years.
This is why I have such a hard time with “wait and see” when we’re already seeing signs of poor function.
Wait and see is not a treatment plan.
Parents: comment AIRWAY and I’ll send you what to look for and what to ask.
Providers: comment 2026 for my clinical framework for evaluating airway, function, and growth earlier.

08/25/2026

I was told to be realistic.

That owning a practice would be too much. That I should focus on becoming a wife and a mother. That ambition and softness somehow couldn’t exist in the same woman.

I’m really glad I didn’t listen.

I became the wife. I became the mom. And I built the practice people once laughed at me for dreaming about.

Maybe it’s the daughter of immigrants in me, but I learned early that you can carry sacrifice, love, ambition, family, and a really big dream all at the same time.

So this is for every woman who has ever been made to feel like wanting more means you value what you already have any less.

You’re allowed to build something beautiful and still be soft. Send this to a woman you know building something impactful 🤍

This is why I keep talking about sleep and breathing. 🤍ADHD is REAL. Neurodevelopmental differences are real. And childr...
08/24/2026

This is why I keep talking about sleep and breathing. 🤍

ADHD is REAL. Neurodevelopmental differences are real. And children who need support absolutely deserve to be evaluated and treated by the right professionals.

And… here’s the part I wish more parents knew. Sleep-disordered breathing can sometimes show up in kids in ways you might not immediately connect to sleep.

Difficulty focusing. Hyperactivity. Impulsivity. Big emotions. Trouble sitting still. Behavioral changes. Even struggling at school. Some of those symptoms can overlap with what we see in ADHD.

That does NOT mean every child with ADHD has an airway problem. And it definitely doesn’t mean we should ignore an ADHD diagnosis or stop treatment.

It means we should look at the WHOLE child.

Does your child snore?
Mouth breathe?
Sleep with their mouth open?
Toss and turn all night?
Grind their teeth?
Wake up exhausted even after “sleeping” all night?
Have enlarged tonsils or chronic nasal congestion?

Those are questions worth asking.

Because sometimes a child isn’t getting the quality of sleep their growing brain needs.

As a pediatric dentist, this is why I care so much about what happens beyond the teeth. And why working together with pediatricians, ENTs, sleep specialists, neuropsychologists and other providers can be SO important.

Don’t replace one diagnosis with another. Just keep asking WHY. 🤍

Save this if you have a child who struggles with sleep, focus or breathing.

And please SHARE it with a parent who needs to know what signs to look for.

Follow Dr. Nora Zaghi for more on kids’ teeth, airway, sleep + whole-body health. 🦷✨

Nobody tells parents this…but some of the biggest opportunities to impact your child’s lifelong health happen EARLY.Afte...
08/19/2026

Nobody tells parents this…but some of the biggest opportunities to impact your child’s lifelong health happen EARLY.

After 10 + years in pediatric dentistry, I’ve seen how much we can do early to support better breathing, sleep, oral health, jaw development, and LONGEVITY. 🤍

This is why I’m so passionate about early intervention.

Parents: comment AIRWAY for my Parent Airway Course ✨
Providers: comment 2026 to learn with me in my provider course.

Follow Dr. Nora Zaghi for everything I’d want you to know about your child’s oral health, airway, sleep + whole-body wellness.

Save this + share it with a parent who wants to give their child the healthiest start possible.

08/14/2026

Crowded teeth are telling us something.

When I see crowding in a child, I’m not only thinking about how we’re going to straighten their teeth. I want to understand why their jaws didn’t develop enough room for those teeth in the first place.

How are they breathing? Where is their tongue resting? How is their palate developing?

Straight teeth are only part of the picture. We need to look at the function behind them too.

Comment AIRWAY and I’ll send you what I want every parent to know about their child’s breathing and development.

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