THE HOMEOBLOCK™ APPLIANCE AND THE AIRWAY

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HOMEOBLOCK™ TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION

Intro to Advanced Techniques

Saturday, December 13, 2008

New York, NY 

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A virtual patient generated by ICAT cone beam tomography and 3D facial scan is ready for morphometric evaluation.

The patient had Homeoblock™ treatment for nine months to develop the airway.

AIRWAY DEVELOPMENT

Before:  674.4 mm2

After:  1128.6 mm2

Before and after Measurements using Vultus™ Software

The distance from the posterior auricular canal to the inferior orbital fissure 73.7mm

The distance from the inferior orbital fissure to the superior contact of the central incisors is 63.9mm before treatment.

After

The distance between the posterior auricular canal and the inferior orbital fissure is 75.3mm, a difference of 1.7mm.

The distance between the inferior orbital fissure and the upper contact of the central incisors is 66.05mm, a differnce of 2.2mm

Profile Changes Before and After Nine Months of Treatment 

We see a 2mm change under the nose and a 3mm change in the chin indicated by the brown area.

Polysomnography Results; Before and After Nine Months

The patient was tested without any oral appliances or CPAP. He improved from an RDI of 45.2 to and RDI of 10.5