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Insignia Digital Bracket System

December 2, 2020

Listen to the podcast here. Your smile is objectively one of the most important and unique features of your face, would you like it if you could have orthodontic appliances specifically tailored to your dental and facial anatomy? Now, it…

The Benefits of Myobrace Pre-Orthodontic Treatment

November 30, 2020

Listen to the podcast here. A perfect smile isn’t always enough. Other considerations in the facial structure are required in order to be able to develop naturally, breathe properly and avoid sleep apnea. Let’s explore the Myobrace® treatment, a state-of-the-art…

Surgically Facilitated Orthodontic Treatment (SFOT)

November 24, 2020

Surgically Facilitated Orthodontic Treatment solves imperfect positioning of the teeth Many people have malocclusions and are unaware of the cause. A malocclusion is the imperfect positioning of the teeth when the jaws are closed. An insufficient alveolar bone is a…

Diagnosing and Treating Obstructive Sleep Apnea

October 30, 2020

Listen to the podcast here. As everyone knows, poor sleep quality and waking up repeatedly during the night can cause one to feel fatigue during the day. But did you know that waking up during the night can be caused…

The Mallampati Score for Predicting Obstructive Sleep Apnea

October 28, 2020

Listen to the podcast here. What is the Mallampati Score? Health professionals use the Mallampati score in anesthesia to predict the ease of intubation. However, it can also be an indicator for determining whether or not your child suffers from…

Advanced Digital Technology Aids in Orthodontic Treatments

October 27, 2020

Advanced digital technology has become essential in successful orthodontic diagnosis, evaluation and treatment plans to help orthodontic professionals to discover what cannot be detected in a clinical exam. Three of the newest technologies include the Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT),…

Our Charities

September 30, 2020

Charity Water Airway and Sleep Group would like to share with you an organization that transforms 100% of your donations to funding water projects around the world: Charity Water. Easy access to clean water gives communities more time to grow food,…

COVID-19 Office Procedures

September 25, 2020

How Airway and Sleep Group is keeping patients safe Safety Precautions and Adjustments to office procedures due to COVID-19 It has been over a year since the coronavirus pandemic forced the public to suspend routine care and non-essential dentists visits.…

Rapid Maxillary Expansion is an effective treatment for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

September 23, 2020

Listen to the Podcast here The Effects of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome can be greatly diminished using Rapid Maxillary Expansion Childhood obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is an important risk factor for childhood developmental disorders, metabolic disorders and inflammation. 1.2…

Study on oral flow and its findings related to mild versus severe sleep disordered breathing

September 11, 2020

This excerpt was taken from a study by the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine: Relationship between Oral Flow Patterns, Nasal Obstruction, and Respiratory Events during Sleep by Masaaki Suzuki, MD, PhD; Taiji Furukawa, MD, PhD; Akira Sugimoto, MD, PhD; Koji…