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Airway Improvement Goals in Orthodontics (with Dr. Michael DeLuke, Orthodontist)

March 10, 2025 • Grant Stucki - oral and maxillofacial surgeon • Episode 293

Dr. Michael DeLuke is back on the show with Dr. Stucki for today’s episode of Everyday Oral Surgery. Dr. DeLuke is an orthodontist stationed out of Florida, the founder of DeLuke Orthodontic Coaching (DOC), and host of The DOC Podcast. He is an adjunct faculty member in NSU Florida’s Department of Orthodontics. After launching DeLuke Orthodontics in 2005, he built it into a multi-million dollar single-doctor practice within a decade. A national lecturer on topics like clinical efficiency, interceptive treatment, and practice management, he founded DOC in 2022 to help colleagues achieve clinical excellence, business success, and financial growth. Today’s topic of conversation centers around airway improvement goals in orthodontics, and they dive into where it all begins, the importance of looking beyond the teeth, and he challenges his colleagues to dig deep and ask questions. They examine the evidence surrounding the impact of tooth removal on further airway issues, he shares his thoughts on when to consider surgery and dives into a discussion on the age component of accomplishing the goal of normalizing anatomy. To learn more about his recommendations, thoughts, and advice on this topic, be sure not to miss out on this episode. Thanks for tuning in!

Key Points From This Episode:

Welcome back, Dr. Michael DeLuke, here today to discuss airway goals in orthodontics.
He kicks off the episode with his initial thoughts on today’s topic.
Where it all begins: the multifactorial aspects of adenoid facies.
The importance of looking beyond the teeth and asking questions.
We examine evidence on the possibility of tooth removal contributing to further airway issues.
His insights on knowing when to consider surgery after exhausting orthodontic options: a focus on normalizing anatomy
The age component: how old it is too old (or too young) to accomplish the goal with orthodontics.
His recommendations to an OMS who finds themselves in a tough referral situation (to extract or not to extract).
A quick discussion on the AAO White Paper.
Last words of encouragement to listeners.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Dr. Michael DeLuke — https://theorthocoach.com/about-dr-deluke/

Dr. Michael DeLuke on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-deluke-3191296/

DeLuke Orthodontic Coaching (DOC) — https://www.youtube.com/@delukeorthodonticcoaching Dr. Michael DeLuke on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/theorthocoach/

Dr. Michael DeLuke CE Courses — https://theorthocoach.com/ce-courses/

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Mentioned Studies —

‘Obstructive sleep apnea and orthodontics: An American Association of Orthodontists White Paper’ — https://www.ajodo.org/article/S0889-5406(19)30278-1/abstract

American Association of Orthodontists — https://aaoinfo.org/

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