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MAXILLARY, MANDIBULAR, AND HYOID ADVANCEMENT FOR TREATMENT OF OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP-APNEA - A REVIEW OF 40 PATIENTS JOURNAL OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY Riley, R. W., Powell, N. B., Guilleminault, C. 1990; 48 (1): 20-26

Abstract

Forty patients with documented obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) were evaluated following maxillary and mandibular osteotomies (MMO). All patients were evaluated before and after surgery by a physical examination, fiberoptic pharyngoscopy, cephalometric analysis, and polysomnography. Ninety-seven percent of the patients responded to the surgical treatment, based on the polysomnogram. The present indications for MMO are severe OSAS, morbid obesity, and severe mandibular deficiency.

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