Effect of posterior impaction and setback of the maxilla on retropalatal airway and velopharyngeal dimensions after two-jaw surgery in skeletal Class III patients.

Conclusion: Because the direction of surgical movement in the maxilla can determine the changes in the retropalatal airway and velopharyngeal dimensions, it is recommended that clinicians investigate whether patients suffer from sleep-related breathing disorders before performing PI/SB of the maxilla.
PMID: 25297469 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The Angle Orthodontist - October 9, 2014 Category: Dentistry Authors: Kim T, Baek SH, Choi JY Tags: Angle Orthod Source Type: research