Episode 8 Airway Answers: "The Tongue & The Orthodontist, A Troubled Love Story with Dr. Barry Rapheal"

Welcome to the "Airway Answers: Expanding your Breath of Knowledge" with Nicole Goldfarb, M.A. CCC, SLP- COM®.  In this episode, join Nicole as she welcomes very special guest Dr. Barry Raphael of the Raphael Center for Integrative Orthodontics!
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Listen in as they review and discuss topics like:
-Soft tissue dysfunction in orthodontic malocclusion
-The role of the tongue, according to the Orthodontist vs. the tongue itself
-The "Airway Timeline"
-Case study review of twins and genetics
(Study Image Credits:  Dr. Chris Farrel, of the Myofunctional Research Co.)
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ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Dr. Barry Raphael has been a specialist in orthodontics since 1983 but had a change of heart and mind in 2008 when he learned that Soft Tissue Dysfunction is THE cause of malocclusion.  Since that time he has included helping children and adults achieve an optimal physiologic airway and breathing pattern as a primary goal of his treatment with the straightening of teeth as a secondary "icing-on-the-cake" outcome.  He labeled his practice in Clifton, New Jersey, as the Raphael Center for Integrative Orthodontics in 2014.  Today, over 80% of the people that come to see him and his team come for airway, growth and development and overall wellness as primary goals for themselves.  His team includes a myofunctional therapist, a craniosacral therapist, a functional physician, a nutritionist, and a team of Myobrace Health coaches to teach his patients how to maximize their oral and overall health.

For more on Dr. Raphael check out his website:  www.morethanstraightteeth.com
Follow his Facebook:
www.facebook.com/IntegrativeOrtho

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ABOUT THE HOST:
Nicole Goldfarb, M.A. CCC, SLP- COM® is a Speech-Language Pathologist, Certified Orofacial Myologist, International speaker, author, Ambassador for the Breathe Institute, a Talk Tools educational partner, and she has served on the faculty for the Sleep Education Consortium and the Airway, Sleep, and Pediatrics Pathway (ASAP) program. She has completed over 50 presentations nationally and internationally on orofacial myofunctional therapy as it relates to sleep-disordered breathing in both children and adults. Nicole is the author of the following: 2023 article in Dental Sleep Practice Magazine “Why Every Dentist and Orthodontist Should Have an Orofacial Myofunctional Therapist on Their Team”; 2024 article in Sleep World Magazine for sleep MDs, respiratory technicians, and other sleep specialists titled “How to Restore Proper Rest: How orofacial myofunctional therapy can aid in the treatment of sleep-disordered breathing”; a two-part chapter on orofacial myofunctional therapy in a 2024 medical textbook “Growing Into Breathing Problems: The Collaborative Quest For Lifetime Solutions” with world renowned editors; and a children’s book series “The Adventures of Captain Airway and Mr. Mighty Mouth” helping to bring airway insight to young children, their parents, teachers, and other medical professionals.  She serves on the Child Airway Initiative Task Force (CAST), which is a national team of doctors, dentists, and orthodontists developing a universal screening tool for all dentists to use to screen patients for sleep-disordered breathing.  Nicole is the owner of San Diego Center For Speech Therapy & Myofunctional Therapy. She currently serves as a mentor and consultant to patients, professionals, and colleagues nationally and internationally in the field of orofacial myofunctional therapy.  Nicole’s life-long quest is to help in the early identification and treatment of sleep-disordered breathing and airway issues. For more on Nicole, visit her practice: www.sandiegocenterforspeechtherapy.com. Follow her Facebook: San Diego Center for Speech Therapy.