Orthopedic expansion of the maxillary complex allows a greater capacity of oxygen to enter the nasal cavities and permits the tongue/peri-oral muscles to posture/swallow properly. 80% of head size is already evident by age 8; 90” by age 13. Facial orthopedics must be provided before permanent teeth have completed their eruption. There is significant improvement in the […]
Sleep Medicine Reviews
Airway Refer
Airway- Small Jaws Snore
CBCT in Orthodontics
Pediatric Dentofacial Orthopedics and Airway-Friendly Orthodontics
Myofunctional Therapy to Treat Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
ARTICLE Camacho-et-al-Myofunctional-Therapy-Meta-analysis-to-Treat-OSA-Camacho-Sleep Objective: To systematically review the literature for articles evaluating myofunctional therapy (MT) as treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in children and adults and to perform a meta-analysis on the polysomnographic, snoring, and sleepiness data. Data Sources: Web of Science, Scopus, MEDLINE, and The Cochrane Library. Review Methods: The searches were performed through […]
Diagnosis and Management of Childhood Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
Pediatrics-2012_OSA+Related+Guidelines 70% OBJECTIVES: This revised clinical practice guideline, intended for use by primary care clinicians, provides recommendations for the diagno- sis and management of the obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) in children and adolescents. This practice guideline focuses on uncom- plicated childhood OSAS, that is, OSAS associated with adenotonsillar hypertrophy and/or obesity in an otherwise […]
Short Lingual Frenulum and Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children
Huang Quo GuilleminaultI Short Frenulum Pediatric OSA & Myofunctional Therapy JPR 4.2015 Background: Abnormal short lingual frenulum may lead to impairment of orofacial growth in early childhood. This may reduce the width of the upper airway—a pliable tube—increasing its risk of collapse, particularly during sleep. Study: A retrospective study of prepubertal children referred for suspicion […]
Soft Tissue Dysfunction: a Missing Clue when Treating Malocclusions
Airway Ramirez Yañez 2005 IntJOrthop 1 483 Contemporaneous treatment of malocclusions concerns about the effect of the muscular activity in the occlusion. Treatment of malocclusion involves dental alignment, jaw repositioning, stabilization of the activity of the masticatory muscles, the muscles of the tongue and the muscles of the cheeks and lips in order to achieve […]
Craniofacial Pain & Sleep Summit
An Introduction to Phase II Rehabilitation of the TMD Patient
Sleep-Disordered Breathing in a Population-Based Cohort: Behavioral Outcomes at 4 and 7 Years
Airway ARTICLE-BONUCK-Sleep_Disordered_Breathing-1 OBJECTIVES: Examine statistical effects of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) symptom trajectories from 6 months to 7 years on subsequent behavior. METHODS: Parents in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Chil- dren reported on children’s snoring, mouth breathing, and witnessed apnea at $2 surveys at 6, 18, 30, 42, 57, and 69 months, and […]
TMJ & Sleep Therapy
TMJ&SleepTherapy
Craniofacial Morphological Characteristics in Children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
JADA airway pdf
Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire
SLEEP Pediatric Airway screen form
Hazelbacker Assessment
Facemask Airway After Protraction
facemask airway after protraction An evaluation of the sagittal upper airway dimension changes following treatment with maxillary protraction appliances Aims and Objectives: This retrospective study was conducted to investigate the effect of treatment with a maxillary protraction appliance (MPA) on the development of craniofacial structures and the upper airway dimensions. Methods: Twenty patients (10 male […]
T & S Therapy Centre
RPE in OSA
3D Airway Discussion
Pediatric obstructive sleep apnea and the critical role of oral-facial growth
ARTICLES-GUILLEMINAULT-RESEARCH-fneur-03-00184-2 Aims: Review of evidence in support of an oral-facial growth impairment in the development of pediatric sleep apnea in non-obese children. Method: Review of experimental data from infant monkeys with experimentally induced nasal resistance. Review of early historical data in the orthodontic literature indicating the abnormal oral-facial development associated with mouth breathing and nasal […]
Pediatric OSA Symposium
2nd Annual Meeting of the Minds, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Bridging the Gap Between Dentistry and Medicine Whether you are new to this eld or an expert, whether you are a dentist or physician, whether a clinician or academic you need to attend this symposium. Learn the di erences in diagnosis and […]
A.W.A.K.E Network
Alert Well and Keeping Energetic A health awareness group for people affected by Sleep Apnea.
Sleep Disorders Youth Fact Sheet
Fact Sheet: School Age Screening for Sleep Problems in Youth Sleep Disordered Breathing (SDB) Problems Causes: obstructive: large adenoids / tonsils, or tongue displaced back into an airway environmental: allergies or chronic sinusitis genetic: mismatched, narrow jaws anatomic/structural: misaligned jaws or airway dysplasia Symptoms: Mouth-breathing, loud snoring, tossing and turning, and gasping and choking during […]
Pediatric Dentofacial Orthopedics – Airway-Friendly Orthodontics
Pediatric Dentofacial Orthopedics – Airway-Friendly Orthodontics The pediatric clinician must know about transverse dimension and structural relationships. Functional deviations benefit from facial orthopedics to resolve jaw/arch width discrepancies and Class II/Class III imbalances. The younger a patient receives maxillary or mandibular orthopedic growth modification, the more the jaws and pediatric airway reveal significant […]
Mouth breathing, “nasal disuse,” and pediatric sleep-disordered breathing
Background Adenotonsillectomy (T&A) may not completely eliminate sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), and residual SDB can result in progressive worsening of abnormal breath- ing during sleep. Persistence of mouth breathing post-T&As plays a role in progressive worsening through an increase of upper airway resistance during sleep with secondary impact on orofacial growth. Methods Retrospective study on non-overweight […]
Pediatrics and Neonatal Biology
Towards Restoration of Continuous Nasal Breathing as the Ultimate Treatment Goal in Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea Guilleminault OMT & Oral Breathing 2014 pediatrics-neonatal-biology-001-1 The interaction between oral-facial structural growth and muscle activity starts early in development and continues through childhood. Chronic oral breathing is an important clinical marker of orofacial muscle dysfunction, which may be […]
Three-dimensional assessment of pharyngeal airway in nasal- and mouth-breathing children
Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the pharyngeal airway space (PAS) in nasal and mouth- breathing children using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT). Methods: Volume, area, minimum axial area and linear measurements (PAS-NL, PAS-UP, PAS-OccL, PAS- UT, PAS-Bgo, PAS-ML, PAS-TP) of the pharyngeal airway of 50 children (mean age 9.16 years) were […]
Sleep Disorders in Children Linked to Breathing Problems
Fact Sheet: School Age Screening for Sleep problems in Youth Sleep Disordered Breathing (SDB) Problems Causes: Obstructive: large adenoids / tonsils, or tongue displaced back into an airway environmental: allergies or chronic sinusitis genetic: mismatched, narrow jaws anatomic/structural: misaligned jaws or airway dysplasia Symptoms: Mouth-breathing, loud snoring, tossing and turning, and gasping and choking during sleep […]