Bill HangDental Practitioner, Lecturer at OrthO2Health

Glennine's Story Pt 4

24 Nov 2021 · 1 min

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In this segment, the speaker recounts their experience working with dentists to reposition their jaw using an oral appliance and then having posterior crowns placed to lock the jaw in the desired position. While the crowns improved the aesthetic and functional outcome, the speaker still experienced some discomfort and, drawing on their background in dental sleep medicine, observed that their upper arch remained positioned too far back behind the nose—a configuration they recognize as detrimental to airway health. The narrative highlights the interplay between orthodontic interventions, restorative dentistry, and airway considerations.

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So I had dentists help me figure out how to reposition my jaw, and I did great, but it wasn't permanent. So I did— I went and saw a dentist, and I thought, hey, why don't you do crowns and make me fixed in the position that I am when I have an appliance in my mouth? Because that makes me feel really good. And they said, great. So we did all the posterior teeth. I got all my crowns in, and everything looked great. But I still not necessarily had pain. I didn't have a lot of pain, but being in the industry, in the dental sleep medicine industry, and understanding anatomy, when I would go to courses or I would look at people, I can see my deficiency. I could see that my upper arch was pushed back, and when I would turn my head to the side, I could see that my My upper arch was behind my nose, and I know for airway, that is not a healthy thing.