Maxillomandibular advancement surgery in 23 patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

Surgical Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea

“…Comparable results are also reported from other centers [10,13]. In about 10% of our patients additional surgical procedures (adenotonsillectomy, UPPP, genioplasty) were necessary.…”

Surgical Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea

“…Comparable results are also reported from other centers [10,13]. In about 10% of our patients additional surgical procedures (adenotonsillectomy, UPPP, genioplasty) were necessary.…”

Genioplasty for genioglossus muscle advancement in patients with obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome and mandibular retrognathia

“…Patients who do not respond favorably to the proposed treatment had SNB angle of 72º. According to our results and reports in the literature, patients with severe mandibular retrognatism may fail genioglossal muscle advance and uvulopalatopharyngoplasty surgical treatment; in such cases it is worth considering maxillo-mandibular advance 18 .…”

Mentoplastia para avanço do músculo genioglosso em pacientes com síndrome da apnéia-hipopnéia do sono obstrutiva e retrognatismo mandibular

“…Patients who do not respond favorably to the proposed treatment had SNB angle of 72º. According to our results and reports in the literature, patients with severe mandibular retrognatism may fail genioglossal muscle advance and uvulopalatopharyngoplasty surgical treatment; in such cases it is worth considering maxillomandibular advance 18 . SOAS is multifactorial and not fully understood, and does not have an ideal surgical treatment.…”

Surgical Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea

“…Comparable results are also reported from other centers [10,13]. In about 10% of our patients additional surgical procedures (adenotonsillectomy, UPPP, genioplasty) were necessary.…”

Genioplasty for genioglossus muscle advancement in patients with obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome and mandibular retrognathia

“…Patients who do not respond favorably to the proposed treatment had SNB angle of 72º. According to our results and reports in the literature, patients with severe mandibular retrognatism may fail genioglossal muscle advance and uvulopalatopharyngoplasty surgical treatment; in such cases it is worth considering maxillo-mandibular advance 18 .…”

Mentoplastia para avanço do músculo genioglosso em pacientes com síndrome da apnéia-hipopnéia do sono obstrutiva e retrognatismo mandibular

“…Patients who do not respond favorably to the proposed treatment had SNB angle of 72º. According to our results and reports in the literature, patients with severe mandibular retrognatism may fail genioglossal muscle advance and uvulopalatopharyngoplasty surgical treatment; in such cases it is worth considering maxillomandibular advance 18 . SOAS is multifactorial and not fully understood, and does not have an ideal surgical treatment.…”

Surgical Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea

“…Comparable results are also reported from other centers [10,13]. In about 10% of our patients additional surgical procedures (adenotonsillectomy, UPPP, genioplasty) were necessary.…”

Genioplasty for genioglossus muscle advancement in patients with obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome and mandibular retrognathia

“…Patients who do not respond favorably to the proposed treatment had SNB angle of 72º. According to our results and reports in the literature, patients with severe mandibular retrognatism may fail genioglossal muscle advance and uvulopalatopharyngoplasty surgical treatment; in such cases it is worth considering maxillo-mandibular advance 18 .…”

Mentoplastia para avanço do músculo genioglosso em pacientes com síndrome da apnéia-hipopnéia do sono obstrutiva e retrognatismo mandibular

“…Patients who do not respond favorably to the proposed treatment had SNB angle of 72º. According to our results and reports in the literature, patients with severe mandibular retrognatism may fail genioglossal muscle advance and uvulopalatopharyngoplasty surgical treatment; in such cases it is worth considering maxillomandibular advance 18 . SOAS is multifactorial and not fully understood, and does not have an ideal surgical treatment.…”