Referring a Patient for IPT (Integrative Postural Therapy)

We are often asked two questions: what is IPT (Integrative Postural Therapy), and once I have identified that my patient needs that integrated care, what tips could you give me for referring a patient for IPT? IPT (Integrative Postural Therapy) is the combined patient care of dentistry + physical therapy, founded by Elizabeth Caughey DDS…

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Caughey & Cantrell teach IPT in Apex, NC

After three years of practicing dentistry and physical therapy side by side, Elizabeth Caughey DDS & Mike Cantrell MPT PRC teach their inaugural two day IPT (Integrative Physical Therapy) course in Apex NC. In attendance were 8 dentists and 7 physical therapists – including a pediatric dentists and pediatric PT, and one physical therapy student!…

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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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Sphenoid position | Splint design

Sphenoid position is a prominent feature of a R TMCC positional pattern. In that position, the greater wing of the sphenoid is more superior on the Right side, than on the Left. Without regard for the position a patient is in (R TMCC versus neutrality), even the most conscientious dentist will adjust a bite splint…

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Reestablishing lordosis reveals bite distortion

Lordosis of the neck is the normal curvature needed for a person to have a full range of motion in rotation, flexion, and extension. Patients with a loss of that cervical l0rdosis can mask the degree of bite distortion present.  Patients with bilaterally displaced TMJ disks will frequently have masked the severity of the anterior open bite distortion…

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Splint Detail Communication: 4 Steps

Splint Communication From Physical Therapist to Dentist As a dentist who learned to modify splints from my physical therapist colleague, I hope these suggestions will pave the way to a smooth working relationship. 1. Lead with what you need.  Once you have diagnosed your patient to need an oral appliance to control her body, be direct and make that…

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