Case Report

by Karen M. Wuertz, DDS, ABCDSM, ABLS, FOM, and Brooke Pettus, RDH, BSDH, COMS Frenectomy Methods Frenotomies performed with a scalpel or scissors can be accompanied by significant bleeding, obscuring […]

In order to rebuild the necessary orofacial function in adult patients, a Tongue-Tie Functional Release1 includes the mandatory pre- and post- frenectomy myofunctional therapy and the CO2 laser frenectomy, preferably under topical anesthesia and in combination with the Tongue Movement Assessment for ideal release to achieve optimal function.

By Karen Wuertz, DDS, and Peter Vitruk, PhD Lingual Frenectomy and Significance of OMT Frenectomy utilizing scissors or a scalpel is associated with several drawbacks, such as intra-operative hemorrhage (which

Sleep Disordered Breathing (SDB) has become a chronic disease affecting more than 50% of US adults, according to the Foundation for Airway Health (FAH). Today, only 15% of patients with

David P. Barr, DDS describes how an innovative device was combined with an oral appliance to manage a patient with severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)

Solving this Patient’s Dilemma This is an interesting case where the patient was allergic to the silicone in the soft liner that is the interface of the CPAP mask to