Posts tagged Mallampati
PaleoFx Presentation: The Shrinking Face Epidemic

This is the presentation I am giving today at PaleoFx in Austin Texas.

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Paleo, General Health, Diet, Functional Medicine, Oral Health, Pain ReliefScott Solomons, DDSAirway Dentistry, Facial development, Craniofacial Development, Craniofacial Respiratory Complex, Wisdom Teeth, Orthodontics, Orthodontic Expansion, Orthognathic Surgery, Braces, Snoring, Finding Conner Deegan, Tonsils, Adenoids, Sleep Hygiene, Sleep Apnea, George Catlin, weston A. Price, James Nestor, Bolton Standard, Overbite, Cortisol, High Cortisol, High Blood Pressure, High Blood Sugar, metabolic syndrome, Heart Disease, Grinding, Abfractions, Tongue Tie, Chris Kresser, Healthy Baby Code, Tongue Posture, Intermolar Distance, Intercanine Distance, ENT, Myofunctional Therapy, Myofunctional Trainer, Orthognathic, Karen Bonuck, Mallampati, Polysomnogram, Home Sleep Study, CAT Scan, CBCT, Rhynometry, Pharyngometry, Kevin Boyd, Class IV Malocclusion, Invisalign, Expansion Appliance, Allergies, Linder-Aronson MeaurementComment
What Is The Mallampati Score and Why Knowing It Could Have A Huge Impact On Your Health

Combined with age and neck circumference, a Mallampati Score over 2 is about 94% predictive of sleep apnea. When I see a Mallampati score of 3 or 4, I know the airway is compromised and dig a little deeper into the patients’ backgrounds. If you have never heard of the Mallampati classification system, you are in the majority. It is actually something you can measure yourself. Read on if you are curious.

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Scott Solomons, DDSMallampati, Airway, Breathing, sleep, Sleep apnea appliance, Sleep Apnea, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Tonsils, Small Jaw, Deviated Septum, Large Tongue, Allergies, Sinus Problems, High Blood Pressure, Stroke, Heart Disease, Diabetes, Depression, Tooth Grinding, ADHD, Sleep Study, BMI, Neck Circumference, Obesity, Myofunctional Therapy, Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy, Sleep Appliance, CPAPComment