Dental Integration

What is Dental Integration?

What is the best way to know if a patient is appropriate for Dental Integration? What does dental integration treatment entail?

Watch the video for a basic concepts of Dental Integration.

Importance of Midface and Jaw Development for Airway!

The tongue plays a significant role in promoting horizontal development of the midface; therefore, maintaining an adequate palatal width to facilitate optimal tongue posture is essential. Dental integration refers to the coordinated efforts of dental professionals, physical therapists, and myofunctional therapists to achieve favorable treatment outcomes.

Appliance Therapy with ALF / NLA.

There are many appliances that can be used to assist with palatal expansion, proper tongue to roof of mouth posture and cranial destraining. The ALF is considered to be a neurorespiratory device, not orthopedic palatal expander.

Ribcage Freedom with use of an ALF oral appliance.

Freedom in the ribcage can be readily achieved with proper resting tongue posture. An ALF or Advanced Lightwire Functional appliance can assist in many cases with allowing the ribcage to move and is just one of the many benefits.

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Conditions Often Treated with Postural Therapy

The conditions listed below are not all inclusive, however are a typical consequence of the asymmetrical or one-sided dominant patterns.