MANAGEMENT OF OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA AND FACIAL ASYMMETRY BY DISTRACTION OSTEOGENESIS OF MANDIBLE

Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Authors

  • Dr. Ashfaq Ahmed . Senior Resident Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, AFID Rawalpindi.
  • Muhammad Nazir Khan Armed Forces Institute of Dentistry Rawalpindi
  • Asif Haider Shah 13MDC Okara

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Abstract

In the past, oral and maxillofacial surgeons were consulted on patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) only when other methods of treatment, such as continuous positive airway pressure, dental appliances, and soft tissue operations failed1. Maxillomandibular advancement (MMA) to enlarge the skeleton and thereby expand the soft tissue airway was a treatment of ‘‘last resort.’’ MMA is the most common and clinically effective application to treat OSA2.

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Published

30-06-2013

Issue

Vol. 63 No. 2 (2013): June

Section

Case Reports

How to Cite

1.
. DAA, Khan MN, Shah AH. MANAGEMENT OF OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA AND FACIAL ASYMMETRY BY DISTRACTION OSTEOGENESIS OF MANDIBLE: Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Pak Armed Forces Med J [Internet]. 2013 Jun. 30 [cited 2024 Aug. 7];63(2):279-81. Available from: https://pafmj.org/PAFMJ/article/view/2273