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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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Autores principales: Ferraz, Otávio, Guimarães, Thais M., Rossi, Rowdley R., Cunali, Paulo A., Fabbro, Cibele Dal, Chaves, Cauby M., Maluly, Milton, Bittencourt, Lia, Tufik, Sergio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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