Tongue Tie surgery Improves Growth and Development; could prevent TMJ and Sleep Apnea!

Tongue tie surgery can be life altering; it can promote a young person’s growth and development. The Definition Ankyloglossia is the medical term for tongue tie — a condition that can be as mild as slightly limiting a tongue’s range of motion to causing speech and swallowing pathologies, underdevelopment of the mouth, and potentially sleep…

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Bite splint improves Tennis Performance

It is always a compliment when a patient volunteers to write a testimonial, and here we have just received on about how her bite splint improves her tennis performance. We are so proud of your success, and thoroughly impressed that you would use this experience to write about in your college essay! In the patients’…

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ALF treats Collapsed Nasal Valve

ALF treats collapsed nasal valve – but what’s a collapsed nasal valve?   NASAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY The collapse of the internal nasal valves during inhalation reduces air flow through the nose, and increases the amount of pressure needed by the chest to overcome that limited inspiration. Nasal valve insufficiency looks like this: Many ENTs will…

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Dental ALF reduces Obstructive Sleep Apnea

A dental ALF reduces obstructive sleep apnea! WHAT? HOW? OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA Obstructive sleep apnea is a dangerous condition that occurs during sleep, wherein a person’s breathing decreases to the point of preventing air flow to the lungs. There are varying degrees of obstructive sleep apnea, and varying causes. One such cause is a restriction…

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PRI Interview of Dr Caughey Featured

PRI (Postural Restoration Institute) featured Dr Caughey’s interview on its website! As a PRI enthusiast, I was overwhelmed with pride to be invited to be invited to speak at the 2017 Annual Interdisclipinary Symposium https://www.posturalrestoration.com/programs-courses/annual-symposium/interdisciplinary-integration – but Wow! What an honor to be recently interviewed by PRI, much less to have the interview featured on their…

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Splint design on Neck outcomes: Dr Caughey speaks at the GDA Annual Meeting

As a 17 year long member of the Georgia Dental Association, Dr Caughey attended at the GDA Annual Meeting in an enjoyable way; sharing community and learning with local colleagues. This year Dr. Caughey was invited to speak to the audience on the relationship of bite splint designs and their effect on the cervical spine (neck)…

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