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Airway and Sleep-Disordered Breathing: Integrating Myofunctional Protocols
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Bahar Esmaili DDS
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Alyse Shockey
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Myofunctional protocols developed for the management of airway and sleep-disordered breathing!
Explore the relationship between temporomandibular disorders (TMD), airway function, and the body's balance, providing a holistic view of how these elements interconnect. This comprehensive course is designed to equip dental professionals with the knowledge and skills to address the overall health of patients.
During this course, you will learn in detail about:
– The impact of mouth breathing on children's growth and development
– The impact of TMD and airway and sleep-disordered breathing on the body's balance
– Myofunctional protocols to treat sleep apnea, dysautonomia, and the crooked face epidemic.
Lesson 1.Compensation Patterns in Early Airway Disorders
– Overview of the ADA’s 2017 proposal
– The importance of airway screening in dental practice
– Key signs of sleep-related breathing issues in children
– Screening techniques to detect early airway disorders
– The role of the tongue in overall oral health
– Impact of tongue function on sleep and breathing
– Overview of parasomnias associated with airway issues
– Strategies for diagnosing and managing these sleep disorders
– Techniques to improve tongue posture and function
– Practical exercises and interventions to guide tongue development.
Recommended for: Functional dentists, Pediatric dentists, General dentists.
Lesson 2.The Impact of Mouth Breathing on Children's Growth and Development
– The role of the nose in filtering, humidifying, and regulating air
– Functional mechanics of breathing in children
– Difference between nasal and mouth breathing
– The reasons why children may start mouth breathing
– Long-term consequences of undiagnosed mouth breathing
– The impact of mouth breathing on craniofacial development
– The connection between mouth breathing and sleep disturbances
– The link between mouth breathing, allergies, and asthma.
Recommended for: Functional dentists, Pediatric dentists, General dentists.
Lesson 3.Exploring TMD, Airway, and the Body Balance
– A comprehensive exploration of what constitutes TMD disorder in relation to:
- Airway
- TMJ orthopedics
- Breathing function
- Body posture.
– The rule of 3 B: breathing, balance, brain
– The concept of forces and reflexes that control the position of the mandible
– Body posture and its role in mandibular functions
– Examination of the effect of the neck on mandibular function
– The relationship between nasal breathing and mandibular position
– TMD as a whole-body disorder and not an isolated dysfunction.
Recommended for: Functional dentists, Pediatric dentists, General dentists.
Lesson 4.Sleep Apnea, Dysautonomia and Crooked Face Epidemic
– Distinction between breathing and respiration
– Relationship between occlusal patterns, facial features, and postural distortion
– Orthopedic and physiological compensations resulting from misaligned skull bones and concurrent postural distortions
– Reciprocal Tension Membrane and its correlation with orthopedic alignment and physiology
– Facial distortion in relation to dysfunctional breathing
– Craniofacial distortions as indicators of the body’s survival mechanisms and their impact on growth potential.
Recommended for: Functional dentists, Pediatric dentists, General dentists.
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Dentist specializing in airway-focused dentistry, craniofacial pain, and TMJ disorders. Vice President of Clinical Integration at Vivos Therapeutics. Private practitioner based in Denver, Colorado, USA, with additional clinical and training responsibilities in Dubai, where she oversees Vivos Therapeutics' clinical education across the Middle East.
Clinical expertise focused on the intersection of oral health, airway development, and whole-body well-being. Treats complex breathing and airway dysfunction cases using an integrative physiological approach that incorporates craniofacial orthopedics, TMJ treatment, and airway development protocols. Member of the Colorado State Board of Dental Examiners.
International educator and clinical advisor. One of 24 North American Consultants for 3M as part of the Council of Innovative Dentistry. Member of the Educational Committee of the American Academy of Craniofacial Pain (AACP). Member and Liaison of the American Academy of Physiological Medicine and Dentistry (AAPMD). Clinical Advisory Board Member, Vivos Therapeutics.
DDS with honors, University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine (2009). Advanced postgraduate training in craniofacial pain, TMJ disorder, and airway development.
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Certified Holistic Healthcare Practitioner, Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH), and Certified Specialist in Orofacial Myology with over 35 years of experience in whole-body wellness. Founder and Director, HH Wellness LLC (since 2000) — a virtual-only integrative wellness and orofacial myofunctional therapy practice serving adults and children with airway disorders, sleep-disordered breathing, tongue-tie, orofacial myofunctional disorders (OMDs), and related systemic health conditions. Published author and international lecturer.
Clinical and educational philosophy centers on identifying and treating the root causes of orofacial dysfunction: mouth breathing, tongue posture, swallowing pattern abnormalities, sleep-disordered breathing (sleep apnea, snoring), temporomandibular dysfunction, dysautonomia, and the "crooked face epidemic" (the developmental skeletal consequences of chronic mouth breathing). Partnering with integrative orthodontists and dentists in a team-based approach — applying orofacial myology, breathing analysis, emotional balancing, posture assessment, nutrition, and sleep habits as adjuncts to orthodontic treatment.
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