Specialties
Dr. Chae utilizes concepts of esthetics, function and airway maximization in her diagnosis and treatment planning for both children and adults. Her extensive training, research and continuous education allows her to determine the most meaningful and efficient course of treatment that addresses all individual concerns as well. Orthotropics Orthotropics is a philosophy and treatment focused on proper and harmonious facial development. Its primary objective is a correction of unfavorable growth pattern of both jaws (usually excessive vertical growth and lack of horizontal growth). Such adverse growth has both an esthetic and a functional impact on the patient. It produces longer, narrower, flatter faces with larger noses and sagging tissue later in life; and with lack of proper forward growth of the face, the airway may be compromised. New evidence shows that in growing children, adequate airway flow plays a crucial role in somatic, cognitive and behavioral development. Orthotropic tre