WATCH: New flexTAP Webinar Recording

  Looking to learn more about flexTAP from the innovators themselves? Look no further than this recorded webinar. The webinar is hosted by Charles Collins, CEO of Airway Management and Dr. Keith Thornton, inventor of the Thornton Adjustable Positioner (TAP™), and monitored by Kelly McDuff, Marketing Manager at Airway Management. Learning objectives for the webinar […]

Correcting Temporary Morning Bite Change

One of the most common known side effects of oral appliance therapy is morning malocclusion, or temporary morning bite change. Dr. Keith Thornton developed the first repositioners for oral appliances for sleep apnea in 1994. At that time, he observed some orthodontic and orthopedic movement of the teeth and jaws. Dr. Thornton reported on this in a paper published in the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in 1996. The initial repositioners were bite tabs made from football mouthguard material. Since then, Airway Management, Inc., has developed numerous ones including the present AM Aligner™.