Performance Dentistry: Airway, Sleep, and the NFL with Dr. Chad Kasperowski

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Inside this episode

• Wellness dentistry is a mindset, not a specialty.
• Advanced diagnostics reveal systemic factors that influence oral outcomes.
• Airway issues are everywhere, and once you learn to see them, they're impossible to ignore.
• Elite athletes don't always have elite oral health and dental anxiety is common.
• Oral inflammation contributes to systemic inflammation, affecting recovery and performance.
• Custom mouthguards improve compliance because they're comfortable and retentive.
• The future of mouthguards is digital: AI‑designed, 3D‑printed, and potentially sensor‑enabled.
• Prevention is the best dentistry, whether through airway intervention, inflammation control or mouthguards.