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Surgically Facilitated Orthodontic Therapy to Enhance Functional and Esthetic Concerns

September 3, 2020

Listen to the podcast here. According to the Perio-Implant Advisory, modern science is making disruptive advancements in medicine and dentistry. In dentistry specifically, Surgically Facilitated Orthodontic Therapy (SFOT) is an advanced procedure that pinpoints the underlying problems of insufficient alveolar bone…

How Corrective Jaw Surgery Can Double the Size of Your Airway

August 24, 2020

Listen to the podcast here According to Ravi Agarwal, DDS, an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, patients often turn to corrective jaw surgery to correct irregularities in their jaw and teeth to improve chewing, speaking, and appearance. However, an additional condition that…

Surgical Planning for Maxillofacial Surgery

August 21, 2020

D.M. is receiving the best treatment the Specialty of Maxillofacial Surgery has with the unparalleled kind care and unmatchable professionalism of Dr. Edward Zebovitz. Her health will improve enormously, as a result of an improved airway. View the surgical plans here:…

Distraction Osteogenesis Maxillary Expansion (DOME) for Adult Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients with High Arched Palate

August 10, 2020

Listen to the podcast here. A study by Stanley Yung-Chuan Liu, Christian Guilleminault, Leh-Kiong Huon, Audrey Yoon found that Objective Distraction osteogenesis maxillary expansion (DOME) is a reliable method to expand the nasal floor and hard palatal vault in adults with obstructive sleep…

Achieve Maxillary and Mid-facial Parallel Expansion with the MSE

August 4, 2020

Listen to the podcast here. By: MSE Creator Prof. Won Moon This excerpt was taken from: https://dbortho.com/blogs/orthodontic-digest/lectures-and-hands-on-session-with-mse-creator-prof-won-moon-achieve-even-maxillary-and-mid-facial-parallel-expansion In partnership with DB Orthodontics, MSE Creator Professor Won Moon presented The Moon Principles by Won: Evolution of Micro-Implants Supported Midfacial Skeletal Expander (MSE)…

Non-surgical treatment of transverse deficiency in adults using Microimplant-assisted Rapid Palatal Expansion (MARPE) from the Dental Press Journal of Orthodontics

August 3, 2020

Listen to the podcast here. Maxillary transverse deficiency is a highly prevalent malocclusion present in all age groups, from primary to permanent dentition. If not treated on time, it can aggravate and evolve to a more complex malocclusion, hindering facial…

Craniofacial orthopedics and orthodontics for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)

July 23, 2020

Listen to the podcast here. There are over ninety diagnosable sleep disorders in children. These sleep disorders can affect kids’ brains, hearts, blood pressure, craniofacial and somatic growth, alteration in appetites. Ninety-five percent of children with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)…

Your orthodontic consultation should include a comprehensive diagnosis

July 21, 2020

Listen to the podcast here. Now that you have completed your orthodontic treatment, that your smile is perfect, you might wonder why your tongue still does not fit your mouth? Why do you keep snoring? Why did you develop tinnitus…

Myobrace® offers an effective solution to treating the causes of poor jaw development and crooked teeth

July 13, 2020

Listen to the podcast here. Teeth do not become crooked by chance. Modern research reveals most orthodontic problems are the result of incorrect jaw development. The most up-to-date evidence reveals hereditary factors or big teeth in small jaws are not…

Improve Airway and Facial Aesthetics and avoid the Negative effects of premolar extraction with DOME and Rapid maxillary expansion treatments

July 1, 2020

Listen to the podcast here. In Cranio UK, The Journal of the British Society for the Study (Issue No. 12) of Craniomandibular Disorders, Dr Karin Badt Surveys the effects of extraction orthodontics. They found that premolar extraction orthodontics has an…