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Epigenetics Face and Airway ll
Our 21st Century Faces and Airways are all Underdeveloped
It is my goal to bring to your attention that as a so called non-growing adults your face and airway still retain potential for
development
The Human Genome project started in 1996 and completed in 2003 sequenced more than 90% of the 23,000 genes that we as humans
possess and discovered the epigenome
The DNA in our body is wrapped around proteins called histones. Both the DNA and histones are covered with chemical tags, this
second layer of structure is called the “epigenome”.
DNA
HISTONE
EPIGENOMEE
Epigenetics :
When a change in environment has biological consequences that last long after the event itself has vanished, we are seeing an epigenetic effect in action. In other words, a set of modifications to our genetic material that change the ways that gene are switched on and off, but which does not alter the genes themselves, “a biological response to an environmental stressor.”
A growth factor protein attaches to the bone cell membrane
Before and after 12 monthsa more youthful appearance
Distribution of forces of chewingon a macro level
Direction of the Forces of chewing
Natures shock absorbers
Changes in the brow and the orbits of a 79 year old woman after 12 months of appliance therapy
Rotational forces
In the sagital plane
Modern Man vs Primitive Man
Why is This Appliance Different?
How Does it Work?
Most Frequently Asked Questions:
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Upper Appliance
1. Hawley Archwire.2. Unilateral bite block3. Adams clasps 4. T flaps 5. Acrylic base plate6. Expansion screw
Wearing the appliance affects: 1- The teeth2- The face3- The muscles of mastication4- The jaw joint5- The tongue6- The bone7- The nerves8- Airway9- The Autonomic nervous system
The Unilateral Bite Block
THE FUNCTION OF THE BITE BLOCK
There is contact only at the bite block which discludes the remaining teeth and strains the periosteum.
Protects your teeth from wear and fractures. It also acts as a muscle deprogrammer for sleep bruxism
The Bite Block Acts as a Muscle Deprogrammer for hypertonic musculature due to clenching and grinding.
A Typical Muscle Deprogrammer
The Back Teeth are Separated
The bite block on the second bicuspid and first molar will also separate the back teeth.
The difference is that the force of biting is distributed in a way that nature intended
Intra-oral Changes viaMaxillary Growth Sites
Maxillary Growth Sites
Enhanced Airway Symmetry
Patient without breathing control and intraoral appliance
Patient with controlled breathing and HomeoBlock appliance