A Functional Approach to Sleep and Breathing: Tongue-Tie, Tongue-Tone, and Tongue-Space

– The modern clinical definition of ankyloglossia

– The impact of restricted tongue-mobility (tongue-tie), oral dysfunction (tongue-tone), and maxillofacial underdevelopment (tongue-space) on:

- mouth breathing, clenching, and grinding

- sleep issues, fatigue, depression, and anxiety

- neck tension, pain, postural dysfunction, and fascial restrictions.

– Ankyloglossia and its effect on the development of narrowed dental arches and dental crowding

– The contribution of the tongue in the development of the maxilla

– The spectrum of obstructive sleep disordered breathing

– Upper airway resistance syndrome (UARS)

– Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

– The differential diagnosis of sleep-related breathing disorders and sleep bruxism in pediatric and adult populations

– The clinical signs of mouth breathing, tongue-tie, limited tongue-space, sleep-disordered breathing, and myofunctional disorders among patients in your practice

– Orofacial myofunctional therapy

– The 5 dimensions of tongue-tie diagnosis

– Kotlow's free-tongue measurement

– Assessment of anterior and posterior tongue mobility: the tongue range of motion ratio

– The role and limitations of tongue-tie surgery in the broader context of myofunctional (tongue-tone) and maxillofacial (tongue-space) issues

– CBCT protocols for airway and tongue-space analysis

– Functional treatment approach to sleep, breathing, tongue-tie, and maxillofacial development

– Clinical cases. 

Recommended for: Orthodontists, Functional dentists, General dentists.