A Leader in Pediatric Craniofacial Sleep Medicine, Helping Children Thrive
We are passionate about improving the quality of your child’s breathing to maximize emotional, physical, and mental growth and development. We treat children who experience:
ADD/ADHD
Bed Wetting
Trouble Concentrating
Challenging Behavior
Snoring
Mouth Breathing
Grinding
Crooked Teeth
Allergies
Ear Problems
Abnormal Mouth Open
Normal Mouth Closed
Solutions for Children to Thrive!
By correcting breathing and sleeping patterns we help the jaws develop naturally to make room for the teeth. This often eliminates the need for orthodontic treatment. This also reduces or eliminates the need to remove teeth to make room. Removing teeth makes breathing and sleep worse. Improving airway and eliminating mouth breathing reduces dental problems, gum disease, and cavities.
Helping Kids Thrive: See the Top Areas of Improvement
Deeper Sleep
Focus and Concentration
Bed Wetting
Improvements at School
Behavior Improvement
Sleep Solutions Backed by Over Two Decades of Experience and Compassion
With over 23 years of experience in craniofacial dental sleep medicine, Dr. Fred Eck has been dedicated to helping patients overcome sleep challenges since 2000. His focus on dental sleep medicine and TMJ/facial pain is matched by his deep personal understanding — as a former sufferer of sleep apnea and insomnia, he approaches treatment with empathy and expertise.
Why Patients Trust Dr. Fred Eck:
Over 23 Years of Experience in dental sleep medicine and TMJ/facial pain
Trained by Leading Experts in both adult and pediatric sleep medicine
National Speaker on sleep-related health topics
Mentor and Coach to other dental professionals
Active Member of the AADSM, ASBA, IAOS and other leading professional associations
Dr. Fred Eck is the first doctor in Southwest Florida offering a natural holistic epigenetic way to expand your child’s dental arches and airway without medication or surgery.
Do you know someone who is struggling with any of these conditions?
ADD/ADHD
Lower IQ
Chronic Allergies
Mouth Breathing
Swollen Tonsils
Snoring
Delayed Growth & Development
Headaches
Daytime Sleepiness
Crooked Teeth
Bed Wetting
Nightmares
Dark Circles Under the Eyes
Difficulty in School
Trouble Concentrating
Helping Children Thrive
Pediatric Survey
There can be One Root Cause, Mouth Breathing or Sleep Apnea
Only in recent years has research established the connection between certain common childhood health and dental issues and a single likely cause- sleep disordered breathing
Sleep disordered breathing can be the result of obstructed airway, allergies, mouth breathing, or sleeping with pets. It can result in narrow or underdeveloped dental jaws. This creates crowding or orthodontic problems.
Common symptoms include snoring, grinding, mouth breathing, and difficulty focusing.
Early Detection and Timely Correction
Every orthodontic case started after age 12 is a compromise as leading orthodontic instructor Dr. Jay Gerber puts it. We highly recommend parents read “Your child’s best face” by Dr. Felix Liao. “Breathe” by James Nestor is another great read.
Ages 4-10 are the ideal time for initial correction to put your child on the path to fuller jaw growth for straighter teeth and fuller face. Starting early can help:
Avoid extraction of permanent teeth to alleviate crowding
Grow into full genetic potential facially, academically, athletically, and socially.
Prevent cranial, dental, and TMJ problems
Red Flags Recognized Early
Chronic allergies
Facial Asymmetries
ADHD
Receded Chin
Mouth Breathing
Earaches/Ear Tubes
Gummy Smile
Teeth Grinding
Headaches
Enlarged Tonsils
Long Face
Crowded/Crooked Teeth
Bed Wetting
A Holistic Mouth and Airway Checkup is the Starting Point
This is an easy appointment where we examine the mouth, face, airway, habits, etc. This involves no pain and no poking. We will do a 3-D image that allows us to see the shape of the jaw, the airways, sinuses, and nasal passages.