TIME FOR A PARADIGM
SHIFT
DR. KEITH THORNTON
Developer of the Thornton Adjustable
Positioner Appliance product line,
Diplomate of the AADSM,
professor
time to recognize that snoring can Former
indicate
serious health
at the Pankey Institute,
from Airway Management allows
you
to
effectively
CEO of Airway Management. treat
A Systems Approach to the Treatment of
Sleep Related Breathing Disorders (SRBD)
Beyond disruptions in the bedroom, it’s
risks for your patients. TAP Sleep Care
the full spectrum of sleep-disordered breathing, starting with myTAP™ on their first visit. So in
addition to better sleep, you can also offer a better quality of life.
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dentist who might have a from mild snoring to severe
sleep
apnea
solution”. She received the only obstructive
syndrome
and
to
have
credible
device
available,
a
TRD,
within
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introduced to TAP
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published
in the
a week. She died
two weeks evidence TAP
Related Breathing Disorders later in her sleep of cardiac medical literature.
(SRBD) in 1992 by an ENT arrest. I learned several lessons
surgeon who was a primary from this:
referral source for TMD. He
had determined that surgery 1. CPAP failures are common,
Fast forward to today. After
was not a good option for even among the most severe
72 patents
and counting,
treatment of CPAP failures and patients treated by expert
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and serious
mechanisms
specialists.
Beyond disruptions in the bedroom,
it’s time to recognize that snoring
can indicate
health
retaining device. Without
combining
the
best
of
all
risks for your patients. TAP Sleep Care from Airway Management allows you to effectively treat
warning he referred what was 2. Dentists have the education
techniques
and
approaches
full first
spectrum
of sleep-disordered
breathing, starting with myTAP™ on their first visit. So in
tothe
be my
SRDB patient.
She and skills
including cpap, and over
to treat this
addition
to
better
sleep,
you
can
also
offer
a better
quality
of
life.
had a BMI of 51, AHI of 85, mean problem but
30 independent studies, I
need better
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believe that we, at Airway
nadir of 48%. Comorbidities
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paradigm in the management
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failure,
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of the continuum of SRBD. The
mechanical collapse of the
hypertension, gerd, diabetes, pharynx which can be treated goal of all therapy should be the
atrial fibrillation among others. by the same principals used
same, regardless of the level of
She was non adherent with in CPR and anesthesia by
severity of the patients SRBD,
CPAP at a pressure of 18. Her “airway management”.
device used, or approach.
sleep physician told her that
The goal is adherence greater
since she had “failed CPAP” and This led me on my quest to than 7 hours per night and
was not a surgical candidate, develop devices that would the elimination of symptoms
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bedroom,
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recognize
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risks for your patients. TAP Sleep Care from Airway Management allows you to effectively treat
the full spectrum of sleep-disordered breathing, starting with myTAP™
on their first visit. So in
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addition to better sleep, you can also offer a better quality of life.