TBI and AAPMD are excited to Invite you to an open forum with access to new clinical and research developments as well as opportunities to participate in upcoming and ongoing research.
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Let's celebrate our collective efforts
by sharing the impact of research, discovering new perspectives, and forging new collaborative partnerships! |
Tuition for The Breathe Outlook:
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This program will celebrate the collective efforts of faculty, staff, healthcare providers, and professionals in sharing the impact of their research, while hearing new perspectives and forging collaborative partnerships. We also want to give attendees an opportunity to present their own research and findings, hopefully catalyzing new research and discovery.
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As a strategic partner of AAPMD, The Breathe institute will provide essential support for the Collaboration Cures Summit (Nov. 12-14, 2020), by dedicating this full day (Nov. 11) program to share and collaborate on research with the goal of helping to establish and maintain important connections within the airway/health community.
Registered attendees will be presented with numerous opportunities to participate and present their own ideas and paradigms!
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LEARN |
CONNECTED, INTERDISCIPLINARY LEARNING EXPERIENCES
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PRESENT |
REGISTER FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO SHARE YOUR OWN WORK, FINDINGS AND IDEAS IN MULTIPLE FORMATS.
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RESEARCH |
HEAR ABOUT AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE LATEST RESEARCH AVENUES IMPACTING AIRWAY MEDICINE.
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We are excited to share our upcoming multi-center research projects! If you are interested in participating, feel free to submit your info below as well to participate!
Lingual Frenuloplasty and Myofunctional Therapy: A Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study Using Pre- and Post- Operative Sleep Studies to Evaluate Treatment Efficacy.
Mia Jabara - Lead Medical Assistant / Research Coordinator
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PURPOSE: To evaluate whether in appropriately selected candidates, lingual frenuloplasty + myofunctional therapy protocol is an objectively effective intervention for the treatment of sleep-disordered breathing (mouth breathing, snoring, UARS, sleep apnea).
METHODOLOGY: We will analyze pre-operative and post-operative sleep study results as well as pre-operative and post-operative CT-scan data points to explore the efficacy of the proposed intervention in a large and diverse cohort of patients across multiple medical offices/centers who present with sleep-disordered breathing as well as restricted tongue mobility.
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Lip Taping as an Evaluation of Nasal Breathing: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study.
Cullen Gray - Medical Assistant / Research Coordinator
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PURPOSE: To determine time to failure for exclusive nasal breathing and to determine if an essential oil nasal inhalant has an effect on time to failure for exclusive nasal breathing.
METHODOLOGY: We will assess exclusive nasal breathing using a simple objective screening tool based on sealing the lips and mouth with tape to determine whether the subject can breathe comfortably through the nose for up to 30 minutes.
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Dental Orthopedic Remodeling: Assessing Objective Outcomes Based on CT Findings and Patient Reports.
Gloria Nguyen - Medical Assistant / Research Coordinator
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PURPOSE: To evaluate the relative efficacy and length of treatment required for different methods of dental orthopedic remodeling including: ALF, Crozat, DNA, MSE, FAGGA, MMA, among other things.
METHODOLOGY: We will analyze pre-operative and post-operative CT scan data points to explore the efficacy of the various dental orthopedic interventions in a large and diverse cohort of patients across multiple medical offices/centers who present with underdevelopment of maxillofacial structures. Outcomes measures include: intermolar, intercanine, skeletal, nasal cavity, nasal floor width, posterior airway space, cross-sectional area, tongue posture, and forward head posture changes. Subjective patient reported outcome measures will also be obtained to assess treatment efficacy.
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Working toward a functional definition of ankyloglossia through the identification of compensations during anterior and posterior assessment of tongue mobility.
Lesley Kupiec - Orofacial Myofunctional Therapist / Research Coordinator
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PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the presence and severity of compensations or adaptations people use to breathe, chew, swallow, speak and more during assessment of the tongue range of motion ratios (TRMR-TIP and TRMR-LPS). These compensations include but are not limited to: jaw lateralization, jaw protrusion, facial grimace, neck and floor of mouth engagement. We believe the identification of these compensations during data collection using the TRMR validated screening tool for tongue-tie, may not accurately portray the severity of a person’s situation.
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METHODOLOGY: We will document and record data for TRMR-TIP and TRMR-LPS assessments in a
prospective, large and diverse cohort of individuals. Data will include: measurements of comfortable maximum opening (CMO), tongue tip to incisive papilla (TIP), and lingual palatal suction (LPS), observed compensations including floor of mouth elevation, neck engagement, jaw protrusion, jaw lateralization,facial grimace, severity of observed compensations (mild/moderate/severe), LPS suction depth and endurance.
prospective, large and diverse cohort of individuals. Data will include: measurements of comfortable maximum opening (CMO), tongue tip to incisive papilla (TIP), and lingual palatal suction (LPS), observed compensations including floor of mouth elevation, neck engagement, jaw protrusion, jaw lateralization,facial grimace, severity of observed compensations (mild/moderate/severe), LPS suction depth and endurance.