About this episode

Dr. Mike discusses the 2024 update to the AAO White Paper on obstructive sleep apnea and orthodontics, highlighting its strengths and weaknesses.

In this episode, Dr. Mike breaks down the 2024 update to the 2019 AAO White Paper on obstructive sleep apnea and orthodontics, published in the AJODO in April. After presenting to hundreds of medical, dental, and myofunctional therapy colleagues across the country, he recorded his full presentation for listeners worldwide. Timestamps 0:00 – Introduction, episode overview & why Dr. Mike recorded this presentation 1:17 – Context: Presenting across the U.S. (Houston, Bronx, Long Island) — the near-universal reaction was shock at the document's flaws 3:07 – THE GOOD begins 3:07 – Good #1: Acknowledges the full spectrum of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), not just OSA 3:55 – Good #2 & #3: Calls on orthodontists to screen all pediatric patients for SDB, emphasizes early detection, and acknowledges multifactorial etiology requiring interdisciplinary care 5:07 – THE BAD begins 5:07 – Bad #1–2: Author panel was 8 orthodontists + 1 librarian (no physicians, no myofunctional therapists); document inconsistently uses "OSA" vs. "SDB" throughout 8:03 – Bad #3–5: Minimal screening guidance (32 signs & symptoms largely ignored); only briefly mentions comorbidities; never discusses…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Mike

Topics covered

• obstructive sleep apnea
• orthodontics
• AAO White Paper
• sleep-disordered breathing
• interdisciplinary care

Keywords

• sleep-disordered breathing
• orthodontics
• AAO White Paper
• obstructive sleep apnea
• early detection

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: AAO, AJODO, DeLuke Orthodontic Coaching, LLC, Houston, Bronx, Long Island

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