Orthodontic and Orthognathic Surgical Treatment of a Pediatric OSA Patient

A case report is presented which demonstrates the effectiveness of comprehensive orthodontic treatment combined with orthognathic surgery in the correction of malocclusion and reduction in the sequelae of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). The patient's severe OSA was improved to very mild as evalu...

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Autor principal: Jackson, Gregory W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5030400/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27668098
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/5473580
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description A case report is presented which demonstrates the effectiveness of comprehensive orthodontic treatment combined with orthognathic surgery in the correction of malocclusion and reduction in the sequelae of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). The patient's severe OSA was improved to very mild as evaluated by full overnight polysomnogram. The orthodontic treatment included the expansion of both dental arches and mandibular advancement surgery. There was significant improvement in the patient's sleep continuity and architecture with the elimination of obstructive apneas.
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spelling pubmed-50304002016-09-25 Orthodontic and Orthognathic Surgical Treatment of a Pediatric OSA Patient Jackson, Gregory W. Case Rep Dent Case Report A case report is presented which demonstrates the effectiveness of comprehensive orthodontic treatment combined with orthognathic surgery in the correction of malocclusion and reduction in the sequelae of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). The patient's severe OSA was improved to very mild as evaluated by full overnight polysomnogram. The orthodontic treatment included the expansion of both dental arches and mandibular advancement surgery. There was significant improvement in the patient's sleep continuity and architecture with the elimination of obstructive apneas. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016 2016-08-10 /pmc/articles/PMC5030400/ /pubmed/27668098 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/5473580 Text en Copyright © 2016 Gregory W. Jackson. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5030400/
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