The Open Airway & Breath Institute is a dedicated holistic dentistry practice that specializes in airway health dentistry. Breathing is life, and an insufficient airway can cause us not to get enough air to meet our body’s needs. Our approach to airway health dentistry focuses on finding the root cause of your breathing problems and correcting them using a variety of methods.
Myofunctional therapy is an integrated part of what we do as we retrain the tongue muscles to function properly. We are bringing our expertise to both adults and children. If your child is suffering with ADD/ADHD, snoring, bed wetting, restless sleep, grinding teeth, or interrupted breathing, we are here to help with the proper diagnosis. Making the proper diagnosis is the key to creating the appropriate treatment to help you and your child achieve Oral Fitness for Life.
Dr. Robin Steely, DDS also specializes in obstructive sleep apnea and is here to provide the extensive treatment plans you need. In addition to custom dental appliances, we offer whole person treatment ranging from nutritional support to achievable fitness plans for providing holistic healing for your overall wellness.
Combining this with creating normal mouth function will help to stabilize and maximize any dentistry for a person’s lifetime.
Our approach is holistically inclined and focused on improving breathing in conjunction with oral health to achieve Oral Fitness For Life.
Our airway protocol evaluates all underlying causes and incorporates biocompatible, minimally-invasive solutions to achieve wellness.
We’re here to provide the support and holistic solutions for addressing any disorders or concerns impeding on your good night’s sleep.
By engineering a customized oral sleep appliance, we’re able to facilitate better sleep and a better quality of life for our patients.
Nasal breathing is the correct way to breathe, our bodies are designed that way and get the most out of this proper habit.
We specialize in improving health by providing individualized therapy for mouth breathing, tongue thrust, tongue tie, sleep apnea and more.
I have been practicing health directed dentistry at Robin P Steely, DDS in Battle Creek for over 37 years. It is an honor to offer The Open Airway & Breath Institute as an extension of my practice. The Open Airway & Breath Institute is a dedicated holistic dentistry practice that specializes in airway health dentistry. Our approach is focused on improving breathing in conjunction with oral health to achieve Oral Fitness For Life.
Erin has been serving patients at the dental office of Robin P Steely, DDS since September of 2017. After 20 years practicing dental hygiene she has seen firsthand the impact of oral dysfunction from the youngest of patients through the geriatric population which is why she has completed continuing education courses in Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy including an in depth mentorship program.
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