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AirwayCentric Dentistry

Epigenetic factors or factors other than DNA have collided to produce smaller airways and higher incidence of sleep disordered breathing. Half of current night guards actually close the airway and worsen snoring and sleep-disordered breathing (SDB). The dental profession is well poised to become "AirwayCentric." Early intervention in children can prevent ADD and other neurobehavioral disorders through AirwayCentric orthodontics. Airway trumps everything in dentistry as we start to understand the role of the tongue, palate, maxilla and mandible in SDB. Every dental procedure can either open or close the airway. In this course, find out, "Are you AirwayCentric?"