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Effectiveness of Maxillomandibular advancement (MMA) surgery in sleep apnea treatment: Case report
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is characterized by episodes of pharyngeal collapse during sleep. Craniofacial alterations such as retrognathia are often found in OSA patients. Maxillomandibular advancement (MMA) surgeries increase the pharyngeal space and are a treatment option for OSA. The aim of th...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5241606/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28123648 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.slsci.2016.07.005 |