Published March, 2023Co-authored by Theodore R Belfor, DDS, FPFA, FIADFE; David E. McCarty, MD, FAASM and Scott Holyoak, DDS Chronic Rhinosinusitis (CRS) is an inflammation of the paranasal sinuses lasting longer than 12 weeks and accompanied by pathologic symptoms, such as difficulty breathing, nasal congestion, and facial pain/pressure. Symptoms of nasal obstruction, nasal discharge, and

March 9, 2021by Theodore R Belfor, DDS; Scott Simonetti, DDS; Michael Philcock Abstract Orthodontic clinical practice has used static forces for tooth movement and to modulate osteogenesis of craniofacial sutures for more than one hundred years. However, research has demonstrated that cyclic forces at 0.2 Hz delivered for 10 min/d over 12 days (120 cycles

Published December 16, 2020 in Dental Sleep PracticeCo-authored by Theodore R Belfor, DDS, and Michal Niedzielski, PT, PRC Much attention has been given to blue light’s deleterious effects on sleep. Screen time’s negative impact isn’t limited to blue light though. Today’s over-reliance on cell phones, tablets, and computers contributes to a forward head posture which

Introduction The American Association of Orthodontists White Paper: Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Orthodontics states, under the term “Etiology,” “Obstructive Sleep Apnea occurs as a function of increased collapsibility of the upper airway. The pharyngeal critical closing pressure (Pcrit) is the pressure at which the upper airway collapses. This collapsibility is influenced further by impaired neuromuscular tone.”1 Comparing the

Published in The Journal for the American Academy for Craniofacial Pain Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome (UARS), a sleep disorder characterized by airway resistance to breathing during sleep, often goes undiagnosed or masquerades as another problem. Headaches, myalgia, sleep onset insomnia, sleep maintenance insomnia,1 bruxism, anxiety and depression are all symptoms of chronic stress which can