Increasing Comprehensive “Airway” Exams: Getting Patients Out of the Hygiene Operatory
Getting patients to agree to more comprehensive treatment requires getting them out of the hygiene chair and to start talking about their health.
Jeffrey Rouse | 1 year ago ›
Understanding and Recognizing Mouth Breathing
How can you explain to your patients the need to breath through the nose, not the mouth? This article offers research-based information to help clinicians...
Trisha O'Hehir | 1 year ago ›
Advanced FGTP – The Inclusion of Airway Prosthodontics
Today, airway has become part of what I refer to as advanced FGTP. Our cases need to start with an awareness of anatomic issues that could be related...
Jeffrey Rouse | 1 year ago ›
Distraction Osteogenesis Maxillary Expansion (DOME): Fixing the Deficient Maxillary Wax Rim
With airway in mind, Dr. Jeff Rouse explains how DOME uses bone-borne expansion advantages of a MARPE paired with a reduced surgical intervention.
Jeffrey Rouse | 2 years ago ›
Orthodontic Therapy and the Airway – An AAO White Paper Review (Part 2)
Airway management expert Dr. Jeff Rouse explains adult and childhood management of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) by orthodontists.
Jeffrey Rouse | 2 years ago ›
Airway Aware: The Next Step in Treatment Planning
Dr. Jeff Rouse says the beauty of the Airway Aware strategy is it can be done by any dentist in any practice setting without investing in screening devices.
Jeffrey Rouse | 2 years ago ›
'Adult Restricted Airway' and 'Mouth Breathing' Videos Added to Patient Education Platform
Spear's latest Patient Education releases include two new condition videos to set patients up for airway discussions.
Bonnie Serino | 2 years ago ›
A Business Model for TMD and Airway Dentistry
While 3D imaging is vital to understand many dental problems, dentists are often challenged when it comes to developing a practice model that allows for...
Jim McKee | 2 years ago ›
Orthodontic Therapy and the Airway – An AAO White Paper Review
Airway management expert Dr. Jeff Rouse weighs in on the AAO's white paper, 'Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Orthodontics.'
Jeffrey Rouse | 2 years ago ›
A-EFSB: Airway and 3D Treatment Planning
With the addition of airway to the EFSB (esthetics, function, structure, biology) concept, our focus is now 3D. It does not change the idea of setting...
Jeffrey Rouse | 3 years ago ›
With an added focus on airway in restorative dentistry, these steps are ideal to share with patients struggling to achieve healthy sleep.
Jeffrey Bonk | 3 years ago ›
Children Sleep Studies: A ‘Gold Standard’ in Need of Polishing
Even if a sleep study comes back ‘normal,' a child may still have a compromised airway.
Jeffrey Rouse | 3 years ago ›