Below is a link to an article Dr. Mike Milligan wrote to introduce healthcare providers and patients to several aspects of the Oral-Systemic Link. Click to Download PDF  

Author of The Oxygen Advantage and many other books on the Buteyko Breathing Method, Patrick McKeown sat down with Dr Mike Milligan to discuss this revolutionary approach to breathing. The Buteyko Breathing Method is a discipline of breathing which a study published in the leading rhinitis journal Otolaryngology showed a 70% reduction …

Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy teaches a patient how to use the proper POSTURE and FUNCTION of muscles in the face and mouth. Improper posture and function of these muscles can affect breathing, breast feeding, proper growth and development of the face and jaws, chewing, swallowing, crooked teeth, speech, bite, snoring, …

Dr. Bill Hang sat down with Dr. Mike Milligan to talk about his approach to orthodontics. He says that he began to realize that various common orthodontic practices can reduce the space where the tongue can fit into the oral cavity, causing problems with the airway of his patients as …

Dr. John Flutter and Dr. Mike Milligan discuss that most people today do not breathe correctly, and this greatly affects their oral and overall health. They discuss how to breathe correctly, and its importance in getting maximum oxygenation to the brain and all tissues of the body. They discuss the problems with …

   AIRWAY, SLEEP APNEA, AND SNORING are wonderful and highly successful new services of dentistry! The floor of the sinus is the same bone as the roof of the mouth. By properly developing the jaws through dental appliances we are able to increase the size of the airway, thereby …

Richard Bonato, PhD, sleep researcher and a registered sleep technologist, says, “Sleep apnea causes you to die earlier. People with sleep apnea have a much higher risk for heart attack, stroke, hypertension, diabetes, gastro-esophageal reflux, gout, and a number of other disorders” … “People that have sleep apnea don’t breath properly …

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Dr. Mike Milligan was interviewed on the radio to speak about the many advances in the dental industry for treating snoring and sleep apnea. Dr. Milligan also covered the importance of treating these conditions because they relate to many other very serious diseases that can occur if your sleep apnea …

Dr. Chris Farrell, CEO and Founder of Myobrace, and Dr. John Flutter, sat down with Dr. Mike Milligan to discuss Myobrace, and myofunctional therapy for children.                     For More Information: www.Myobrace.com

Trish O’Hehir is a Registered Dental Hygienist who speaks about the surprising scientific facts surrounding breathing through the mouth vs. breathing through the nose, and why you should teach your patients to avoid mouth-breathing as much as they can.

Roger Price, respiratory physiologist, spoke to OralSystemicLink.net on the advantages of integrative dentistry for your patients.                       In this interview, Roger Price discusses some of the ideas that he has developed over many years, including the concept of integrative dentistry and …

Dr. Lon Jones talked to us about his approach to osteopathy, and the nasal spray he offers to help with nasal infections which uses Xylitol. By keeping the nasal passages clear, it helps prevent mouth breathing, a problem that leads to poor tongue position, deviate swallowing pattern, high vaulted palate and airway …

Dr. Mike Milligan interviews Dr. Ryan Swain after he taught a class to dentists and their staffs in Chicago.                         6 participants of the class give their impressions of what they learned, and their feelings about how easy it is …

Damien O’Brien of Myofunctional Research Company (MRC) spoke with us about new trends in myofunctional orthodontic therapy. MRC manufactures myofunctional appliances and teaches techniques to correct not only bite, but to correct and train children in proper breathing so as to avoid future breathing disorders, such as sleep apnea. Their product, …

6 Month Smiles is a great alternative for people age 15 and over who want or would benefit from straighter teeth,but don’t want to do the full 2-4 years of orthodontic treatment. Hear Dr. Ryan Swain discuss the history, indications, contraindications, and the benefits of 6 Month Smiles.       …

Dr Kathleen Carson gives a TEDx talk video on the benefits of nasal breathing rather than mouth breathing. This has a very large impact on our health over time.