Airway Prosthodontics is the study of aberrant breathing — when awake and asleep — and its impact on the development and health of the stomatognathic system. This specialty moves beyond sleep appliances and their impact on the airway during sleep. Let’s learn to recognize breathing-disturbed sleep and the associated anatomic "choke points" of respiration. This course will teach a systematic approach to controlling and resolving sleep-induced airway issues – This six-step protocol walks dentists through an evaluation and management strategy that ranges from simple options to manage airway issues to progressively more complex solutions.
This lecture is a journey of discovery. Discovery of explanations for dental problems that were previously unexplained. Discovery that damage to the brain and body can occur with flow-limited breathing rather than apnea. Finally, the discovery of the impact that “Just Doing Dentistry” rather than making appliances can have on your patients' health. This 2-day course will allow you to walk away with a solid foundation and systemic approach to detect, control and resolve sleep-induced airway issues in your restorative practice.
