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Invisible Influencers: Challenging the Paradigms of Oral Restrictions and Sleep Disordered Breathing with Dr. Angela Tenholder, DMD, FAACP, DABCDSM, FAGD

This presentation will take a deep dive into some of the underlying and impactful aspects of oral neuromyofunction and sleep physiology that should be considered in the comprehensive approach to patient care. Through early identification and careful treatment sequencing in patients with early childhood trauma, limbic hypervigilance, retained primitive reflexes and the trigeminal cardias reflex, the healthcare team can provide critically important care that can support improvements in both structure and function for patients of all ages.

Learning Objectives:

1. To understand the limitations of many of our current paradigms in understanding the definition of tongue restriction
2. To appreciate the influences of the neurological system in addressing comprehensive patient care
3. To create value in the evidence-based medicine model of care as we strive to better serve our patients