Assessment of obstructive sleep apnoea treatment success or failure after maxillomandibular advancement

Maxillomandibular advancement (MMA) is an alternative therapeutic option that is highly effective for treating obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). MMA provides a solution for OSA patients that have difficulty accepting lifelong treatments with continuous positive airway pressure or mandibular advancement devices. The goal of this study was to investigate the different characteristics that determine OSA treatment success/failure after MMA. The apnoea –hypopnoea index (AHI) was used to determine the success or failure of OSA treatment after MMA.

Source: International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - July 3, 2017 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: M.H.T. de Ruiter, R.C. Apperloo, D.M.J. Milstein, J. de Lange Tags: Clinical Paper Source Type: research