LVI is known for combining physiological dentistry with the finest in aesthetics. Gurnee dentists Dr Ira L Shapira and Dr Mark Amidei have more combined experience in using neuromuscular dentistry to create exquisite cosmetic results than any other office in Illinois.
Dr Shapira has been practicing Neuromuscular Dentistry for almost 30 years and his partner Dr Mark Amidei has been involved in the field since finishing a general practice residency at Northwestern.
They have both one extensive training at LVI but have been practicing neuromuscular dentistry longer than the founder of LVI, Bill Dickerson.
Dr Shapira trained with Barney Jankelson the man who started the entire field. His background as a researcher and Visiting Assistant Professor at Rush Medical School combined neuromuscular technology with sleep medicine in the 1980's over 25 years before LVI began teaching treatment of sleep apnea. Many LVI instructors took Dr Shapira's sleep apnea treatment course before an LVI sleep course was offered.
Dr Shapira has been giving courses in treatment of Sleep Apnea with oral appliances for several years and always includes information about neuromuscular dental treatment of TMJ disorders.
The doctors have both been trained and certified in making PPM appliances to increase sports performance. Long before PPM appliances both doctors made neuromuscular apppliances to treat TMJ disorders, Migraines and chronic daily headaches.
Patients looking for more information about Neuromuscular Dentistry can visit their website @ http://www.delanydentalcare.com/
Information about TMJ treatment is available in Sleep and Health Journal @ http://www.sleepandhealth.com/
